Op Monday 07 May 2007 11:55:37 schreef Morten Bjørnsvik: > |-----Original Message----- > |From: Marcus Meissner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > |> I don't think this is OT at all. If update server addresses are > |> dished out in a round-robin fashion this might distribute the load, > |> but is far from optimal. Surely there is a more intelligent method > |> based on the originating IP range? If web servers can generate > |> country-specific statistics then this should be possible. > | > |It is done using the timezone you specify in the installer, > |and a circle around it. > > Wouldn't it be better to test the ring for latency or TTL? > > Just measure a wget download of a specific file from varous sources and > choose the one with the lowest latency. This can be done in 50 > lines of scripting. The testing time is saved by the first download.
Or use netselect: http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/netselect.html It's made to determine the fastest (download) server. -- Richard Bos We are borrowing the world of our children, It is not inherited from our parents. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
