The midpoint software uses an advance feature of http spec to split file request up among 2 or more connections and this is down transparent to the user.
The is a good solution, but the best way to achieve a great throughput on a single download is to use midpoint software www.midpoint.com or surfdoubler www.vicomsoft.com along with download accelerator plus.
I stumbled upon this solution by accident actually. While using the surfdoubler software, I downloaded the windows 2000 sp2 in 1/2 the time. I looked at the software and realized to my total surprise that both connections were being used for a singe download.
How? Well it is simple. Download accelerator breaks an ftp download request into equal parts. Using the ftp resume feature it ask for each part of a file in a separate request. The surfdoubler software load balances each request over two connections. When DAP is done with the download it puts the file together as one.
But what really makes these two stand out together is the fact that DAP searches out mirror site for each part of the file. What this means, is that even if the ftp site you are downloading from is not fast enough, the mirror sites will add to the bandwidth of the total download.
For the life of me i do not understand why these two companies do not enter a partnership or merger.
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by Freezone  edited by graffixx
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