On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 19:12 -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 16:32 -0500, Callum Lerwick wrote:
> Mirrors need to be ranked by actual download rate, not whatever it is
> yum-fastestmirror is doing. (It appears to be simply timing how long it
> takes to connect()...)
This has been my experience as well, although I can't say if any one
slow mirror has consistently outranked another. Often the mirror I get
is in Europe and not the U.S. While that's not a problem per se, my
habit is to keep traffic on the same continent when I have a choice. :-)
After removing or disabling yum-fastestmirror my yum/pup/pirut
experience is much more satisfactory.
Hmm, that's strange, last time I checked it seemed to ocnsistently
connect me to
mirrors.kernel.org which is basically around the corner
for me. Maybe I've just been lucky...
/Per