Looking for fast local repositories

monkey.eat(banana)

Hi guys

Anybody know of any fast local repositories? The IS one, za.archive.ubuntu.com (that resolves to storeroom.is.co.za), is waay too slow for large upgrades.

Cheers,
m.e(b)

Circus-Killer

to be honest, whenever za repos are giving me hassles, i just drop the "za." prefex, and use the main mirrors. also the us and uk mirrors usually give decent speeds.

diepruis

The za repos work fine for me. Are you sure it's not a DNS issue? Telkom's DNS servers are notoriously slow...

mips

I just look at the saix networks international peering points and then test the speed of the mirrors in that country and then decide which ones to use.

theorem_hunter

well all my repose have za in front of them & i hope i can still get upgrades & so on because in less than 12 hours i will be hard capped for the rest of the month & will have to rely on my 30G local only openweb account!!!

dariusdwtt

why not just choose the "best server" option and it'll find the best one...?

drubin

Quote:

Originally Posted by dariusdwtt

why not just choose the "best server" option and it'll find the best one...?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...14&postcount=1

Quote:

In the synaptic package manager I chose "best server for me" in the source chooser thingy, and it made it Botswana??? Is this a Telkom thing?

Reason?

February 5th, 2007	#1
monkey.eat(banana) First Cup of Ubuntu Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vanderbijlpark, South Africa Beans: 2	Looking for fast local repositories Hi guys Anybody know of any fast local repositories? The IS one, za.archive.ubuntu.com (that resolves to storeroom.is.co.za), is waay too slow for large upgrades. Cheers, m.e(b)

February 6th, 2007	#2
Circus-Killer Has an Ubuntu Drip Join Date: May 2006 Beans: 779 Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex	Re: Looking for fast local repositories to be honest, whenever za repos are giving me hassles, i just drop the "za." prefex, and use the main mirrors. also the us and uk mirrors usually give decent speeds.

February 6th, 2007	#3
diepruis Dipped in Ubuntu Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Africa Beans: 635 Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon	Re: Looking for fast local repositories The za repos work fine for me. Are you sure it's not a DNS issue? Telkom's DNS servers are notoriously slow... __________________ Intel 3.2Ghz Prescott \| 1024MB DDR2 533Mhz \| Intel GEV915 Motherboard \| GeForce 8600GT Registered Linux User #422029 Name the next release Dodgy Duck!

February 8th, 2007	#4
mips new Other OS Talk fora, C signature Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Africa Beans: 5,704	Re: Looking for fast local repositories I just look at the saix networks international peering points and then test the speed of the mirrors in that country and then decide which ones to use. __________________ So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish How To Ask Questions The Smart Way new Other OS Talk forum

June 11th, 2007	#5
theorem_hunter A Carafe of Ubuntu Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Africa Beans: 110 Kubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon	Re: Looking for fast local repositories well all my repose have za in front of them & i hope i can still get upgrades & so on because in less than 12 hours i will be hard capped for the rest of the month & will have to rely on my 30G local only openweb account!!! __________________ the best things in life are free

November 19th, 2008	#6
dariusdwtt Just Give Me the Beans! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cape Town, SA My beans are hidden! Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope	Re: Looking for fast local repositories why not just choose the "best server" option and it'll find the best one...?

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