WA8LMF Home Page | Main Ham Radio Page | TNC Test CD Info Page | Updated 1 Aug 2009 |
Click on one of the blue links below to initiate a browser-based HTTP download.
The size of the downloaded ZIP file should be exactly 541,356,838 bytes when checked with the Windows File Explorer right-click "Properties" command. Note that this is the actual file size , not the "Size on disk" which will vary depending the file system and cluster sizes used on your hard disk.
The actual exact size of the file TNC_Test_CD_Ver-1.1.BIN extracted from this zip file should be exactly 772,178,064 bytes bytes when checked with the Windows File Explorer right-click "Properties" command.
WARNING: This is a huge file that may take several hours to download, even on a broadband connection. The probability of a failed download due to missed packets/acks/naks, router timeouts, random DHCP address changes, etc is far greater than with "normal" sized downloads. There is a good chance that the download WILL stop somewhere in the middle of the transfer.
You must use a browser that supports the RESUME feature to continue the download without starting all over from the beginning. If you download this using a Web browser, I strongly recommend downloading and installing the free Opera browser available at:
Opera's file download manager is far more robust and
reliable than the ones in either Internet Explorer or FireFox. It's
download screen toolbar offers a "Stop" (as distinct from "Cancel") button.
Clicking this button produces a "Resume" button that will usually "unstick" and
continue a frozen or hung download.
Monitor the bytes transferred summary at the bottom of the Opera "Transfers"
window. if it stops increasing for more than 10-15 seconds, click "Stop"
and then "Resume" to continue the transfer.
(I use Firefox for all my everyday browsing but use Opera exclusively for
heavy-duty downloading.)