On 2021-04-15 at 08:29:34, Jeff King wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 10:12:44AM +0000, Simon, Martin (Digiteq Automotive) wrote:
> 
> > Actual result (when failed):
> > Cloning into 'local-repo-name'...
> > remote: Enumerating objects: 237, done.
> > remote: Counting objects: 100% (237/237), done.
> > remote: Compressing objects: 100% (129/129), done.
> > fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
> > fatal: early EOF
> > fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output
> 
> This could be many things. A bug or race on the client side is possible,
> but it could also be that the network session really _is_ being
> disconnected. This could be something in the network stack itself
> terminating the connection, or it could be a bug or other error on the
> server.

I'll point out that this kind of occurrence also happens if folks are
using proxies or TLS middleboxes, as well as some antivirus and firewall
programs on Windows (which often end up being well-hidden proxies due to
their configuration, unfortunately).  That usually only applies to
HTTPS, so oftentimes switching to SSH, as Peff suggested, may be a good
choice.

You can also try running the operation under WSL 2, which generally is
not subject to most of those programs and mostly handles its own
networking, to see if it is one of those programs or if there's a more
general network- or protocol-specific problem.  That will at least give
you more information about the nature of what's going on and help you
troubleshoot further.
-- 
brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Houston, Texas, US