HTTP Transfers
a_riot42
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I uploaded the 160MB of new firmware to my demo master, and it was really fast using the new HTTP transfer. However, I am usually remoting in, and so far can't get it to work through a firewall with port 80 forwarded to the master. Has anyone had any luck with this?
Paul
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It turns out that the way its implemented is with a webserver on your computer treating the master as a client. So there's no way it can work over WAN. I'll try through a VPN and see if that works any better.
Paul
a very helpful report Paul. Thanks!
No problem. It sucks though as its so much faster than the legacy way so it would have been very nice if you didn't have to be on the same network. At 160MB the NX series firmware can take a looong time to push, and the HTTP transfer compensated for that in spades.
Paul
Yeah, you'd think they could still create a method whereby you could at least have the remote device initiate the conversation or something. It is a waaay faster transfer. Since VPN's normal conversation includes its own error detection and encryp/decrypt the effective file transfer rate can be on an order of 25% the speed of the connection in general.
If you are referring to "The Fog", I don't know if that would solve my problem of slow FW uploads to masters the legacy way.
Paul
I feel "The Fog" is the most hilarious term on the internet yet.
you know, I might just have something here on site that can do that!!!!