Hi, If you are going to mirror once a week then just set up a cron job and use the rsync method, have a look here http://www.debian.org/mirror/ftpmirror.
You can then set up your apt sources list to include local and external mirrors and it should use your mirror first [put it first in the list] and then get from the external if a later package is available. If you set up Apache to serve the mirror via http you can allow only local network access. I mirror alpha and i386 packages from stable, testing and unstable, takes up about 7-9 Gigs these days. Not sure on the bandwidth usage.. Hope that helps Rob On 13/04/2001 08:38:28 James Mclean wrote: > > > list, > > I am looking to create an APT mirror for my local machines. I have a set of > debian 2.2 cd's and can begin the mirror by copying those onto the hard drive > of > the server, and then perhaps update the mirror via ftp or rsync once a week. > the > mirror would only be available from my local network. > > what i am looking to do is when i do apt-get install package it looks on the > server on the lan first, then connects to a real debian mirror, should the > package > not be on my machine. > > Any body got any tips on how to do this or docs on doing it? > > -- > James Mclean > > +==================================+ > | E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | W: http://jamesmc.org | > | W: http://stalechicken.com | > +==================================+ > > Linux; Brought to you by the letters G,N & U > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Rob Woodward http://www.upnorth.uk.com
