Downloading the client problem (firefox)

[Hoody]

Not sure if anyone else has had this problem or just me? but just tried downloading the client from a couple of the mirrors, using the downthemall add on, and every time I tried, the download slowed to about 45kbs and the fans on my rig started to speed up as though the cpu was being maxed. (it was actually only hitting 50% according to the task manager (using an X6800 Extreme Edition dual core cpu)) and yet when i use the normal rightclick->save as option it works without problem.

[Minks]

(DownThemAll is an addon for Firefox.) A bugged one it seems from your description. 

[LigH]

I could imagine that this plugin tries to open too many simultaneous connections, going beyond the limits of your networking device. Do you have W-LAN? Some of those devices can easily be jammed by too much traffic.

[-stf-]

Number of connections can be limited in firefox. Enter about:config into address line and then edit value for following lines:
network.http.max-connections-per-server
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server
Lowering these values could help (set the first to 4 and second to 2 for testing and never set lower value than 1). When it will help, try to increase these closer to original values until it start to do the same as before and set the nearest lower value that worked. When it will not help, set both back to original values.
Some servers have limit for number of connections from one IP address and when there is too many connections from one address (often 4 connections, sometimes 2 connections), they will slow speed for all connections for that address or even disconnect the connection that was established as first. The second situation causes permanent connecting and disconnecting and radically slows the connection. When you can set that addon that you are using directly, do it instead of setting firefox network values.