c:\test>wget --passive-ftp ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/ports/win32/Standard/x86/perl-5.6.0.tar.gz --04:26:04-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/ports/win32/Standard/x86/perl-5.6.0.tar.gz => `perl-5.6.0.tar.gz.1' Resolving ftp.perl.org... done. Connecting to ftp.perl.org[193.136.239.1]:21... connected. Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done. ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/CPAN/ports/win32/Standard/x86 ... done. ==> PASV ... done. ==> RETR perl-5.6.0.tar.gz ... done. Length: 5,443,601 (unauthoritative) 100%[====================================>] 5,443,601 278.97K/s ETA 00:00 04:26:24 (278.97 KB/s) - `perl-5.6.0.tar.gz.1' saved [5443601] c:\test>ftp-get -SIZE=81920 Got 5443601 bytes at 273685.318/second c:\test>ftp-get -SIZE=40960 Got 5443601 bytes at 286686.382/second c:\test>ftp-get -SIZE=4096 Got 5443601 bytes at 300668.379/second