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s1baker
September 8th, 2012, 01:21 AM
Hi,
I am in the US, but when I do my updates, they come fom this server:


91.189.91.31 Canonical Ltd

Whois shows this to be from the Isle of Man in the UK.
Whats up with that? Why aren't they comming from a US server?

lisati
September 8th, 2012, 01:27 AM
Sometimes the geographically closest server provides a slower connection than a more distant one, particularly when the nearest one is busy.

Most of the releases of Ubuntu I've used have had an option to choose a new server from within update manager, and occasionally I've been surprised by its choice of which one to use.

pqwoerituytrueiwoq
September 8th, 2012, 01:31 AM
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223836&stc=1&d=1347064206
open software-properties-gtk

SeijiSensei
September 8th, 2012, 02:35 AM
I routinely set my repository server to a nearby university to improve performance. Just browse the list of servers in that drop-down box shown above and pick one near you.

offgridguy
September 8th, 2012, 02:38 AM
Ditto

s1baker
September 8th, 2012, 12:00 PM
thanks guys.
learning stuff everyday.