MiKTeX and proTeXt ⇒ Downloading MiKTeX 2.6

[sveioen]

I'm having trouble downloading the complete MiKTeX 2.6 system. I'm getting timeouts over and over again after the cm-super package. Is this just me?

[localghost]

Must be a problem on your side. I'm using MiKTeX 2.6 since its release date. I downloaded and installed a complete system. Maybe there is too much traffic on the server at the moment. So you may try another time to get full access to the packages. Or choose another server in the MiKTeX Net Installer.

[sveioen]

I tried it from several different servers, and I got the error on all. The solution was to download cm-super from the web browser, and then continue download from the MikTeX installer.

[sakkinas]

! keep getting the following error message. Anyone can help, please?
Thanks for any hint! sk

Error message:
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MiKTeX Setup 2.6.2693 Report

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Time: 16:47:20
OS version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
SystemAdmin: yes
PowerUser: false
Setup path: C:\Documents and Settings\Teacher\Desktop\setup\setup-2.6.2718.exe
starting download...
URL: ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/packages/TeX/syst ... /packages/
local directory: "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX2.6_distr"
opening repository ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/packages/TeX/syst ... /packages/...
repository type: remote package repository
loading lightweight database file...
downloading ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/packages/TeX/syst ... .6.tar.bz2...

An error occurred:
source file: C:\work3\miktex-2.6\Libraries\MiKTeX\PackageManager\CurlWebFile.cpp
source line: 402
message: Error response from server: 1ae
info:

[Ted]

Have you tried a different mirror site?

[sakkinas]

Yes, I tyried many alternative mirror site. I keep getting the very same error message. I also get this error message when I try to install new packages to my previous MiKTeX version. So it looks Error 1ae prevents any useful interaction.
sk

[localghost]

Use the current MiKTeX Net Installer 2.6.2718 for downloading. New and updated packages now come in a new archive format (LZMA). This may be the reason for your download problems.

[sakkinas]

That is exactly what I did. I have the current Net Installer. I run it several times. But I can never go beyond that 'Error 1ae' message you see. sk