[TriLUG] If you can't get the latest dist. of Red Hat from NC, try Russia!!

[Greg Brown]

This is 100% true.  I had to download 8.0 (and 7.3) from ftp.xgate.co.kr and 
it worked great.  I have better luck with Asian servers vs. Eastern Bloc for 
some reason.  The 13 hour time difference probably comes into play in our 
favor if a download is started at 3 pm US Eastern.  

What I'm really curious about his how do the "official mirrors" obtain their 
software and how long (i.e. how many days prior to annoucement) do the 
mirrors have fully downloaded distributions and to the mirrors themselves ftp 
the software or is it obtained in some other way?

Also why is ftp.redhat.com so friggin' slow while updates.redhat.com screams 
like a banshee?  It seems the update server would be at least as busy as the 
ftp server other than when a new distro is released (especially when up2date 
says it's too busy to be bothered with non-paying customers).  Which brings 
up another question - which server does up2date download from?  Obviously I'm 
too lazy to break out the sniffer to find out..  Is the ftp.redhat.com server 
kept at a reducted bandwidth rate to help cut down on the IPS bill by making 
mirrors more attractive?  Maybe.  Maybe not.  Who cares.  At least I can 
download the distro from somewhere, that's what is important.

Greg

On Tuesday 22 October 2002 08:26 pm, you wrote:
> The following item was found in the lastest issue of Lockergnome's Penguin
> Shell newsletter. I have also noted that many times it is faster to obtain
> files from strange overseas sites than from the good ole USA.-- Al Johnson
> ========================
>
> Long-Distance Distros
> Scribbled by Steve Alston
> "I recently attempted to download the Red Hat and Mandrake ISO's from both
> their main sites and US Mirrors with little success. They were far too
> busy!
>
> "However when I tried the 'Eastern Bloc' I had greater luck. I pulled the
> three Red Hat 8.0 ISO's simultaneously down from the Russian mirror on the
> day of release with each coming down at over 40kps. And no drop outs or
> server resets.
>
> "It seems strange that you can get something from halfway around the world
> faster than from your back yard, but it's well worth trying!"
>
>
>
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