Unexpected network error (hash)

[A Neep Knight]

Wondering if anyone knows what causes the error message Unexpected network error (hash).

Setup: saving files to NAS hard disk via Ethernet. Computer and NAS hard disk connected to the same router with 1000/100/10 Ethernet.

Problem only happens when file sizes are larger than maybe 1.2 GB or so. Smaller files are fine. Once the problem starts, I will have it for 7-10 days then it goes away for 1-3 weeks. When the problem appears again, it will always be with file size of 1.2 GB or larger.

It is almost as if uTorrent causes a network bug when this happens because I cannot use the large files due to lots of stalling/freezing once the problem starts. When the problem finally goes away, I can view or listen to the large files with no problems until the next time the problem starts.

When I get this error uTorrent stops downloading. Click the Download button and uTorrent will start downloading again, but will likely have the problem again every 10-30 minutes. Restarting the torrent always works (the torrent does restart from where it stopped).

Tired of poking around looking for a fix... anybody have any ideas?

[DreadWingKnight]

Don't save directly to the nas over the network. Run your bittorrent client directly on the nas if you're going to be saving files to it.

[A Neep Knight]

OK, never even thought of doing it that way before... will give that a try tonight. Thanks!

If there are 2 NAS drives, should I have the client on each NAS drive and only download one type of file at a time (2 drives used for 2 or 3 different types of files)?

 

 

[DreadWingKnight]

One drive at a time if you're using 2 nas.