On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 12:00:27AM -0600, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:
> >I know ping isn't going to give you a definitive answer to the question
> >either, but it is one step closer, and probably the best that we could
> >realistically do.
>
> I haven't been paying close attention here but are we talking about
> *always* doing this when the mirror list is displayed? If so, I don't
> think it's a good idea. Or, maybe it's only done when there has been no
> default selected.
>
> IMO, the best solution would be adding a "sort by best bandwidth" button
> or something similar to the mirror display. Then, setup can query all of
> the mirrors and put the "closest" one at top. It could save that order in
> some file locally, too.
>
> cgf
Yep, and have a "Re-ping" button that the user could press to re-evaluate
the bandwidth. This way, the only time it happens automatically is the
first time setup is run, and after that it's under user control. In fact,
the user could probably even select the servers she wants to ping, too.
Igor
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