i was having the same problem as well, but i just resolved it so i figured id give my 2 cents in an attempt to help u guys with this extremly frustrating problem. i dont know if there is something wrong with my cpu/router/isp or what but i do know that i was having the same exact problem with downloads stopping and not reconnecting, it may be have timed out or lost the connection i dunno. but try what i did, go to
www.getright.com and get the free or not (ur choice) download manager. it doesnt take too long to download ( dont worry about the download stopping its only a couple hundred kb takes about 2-5 seconds...seriously ), and after it finishes try downloading ur file again. if it stops like it has before, simply cancel(dont delete) the download, and click resume. it will continue from where it left off. this may not be the perfect solution or fix, but its a nice work around and its up to u if u want to try it or not. best of luck to you and cheers
edit: oohh i forgot to mention, the particular file i was downloading was going around 109kb/sec b4 i downloaded the download manager and after i downloaded the manager it started going at approx 211-229kb/sec so thats a nice bonus i guess
