Re: Ftp server near me
I had this question a couple years back. I did command line ftp logins until I found something I recognized, usually a school or university. I'm on the East Coast (US) so I got lucky with MIT, Perdue and UNC. Commercial-sited servers, your guess is as good as mine. I guess you could try to brute-force a solution w/ some combination of nslookup, traceroute etc and a six-pack... - Original Message - From: "Kent Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "DerDrache" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "uidzero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 5:02 PM Subject: Re: Ftp server near me > On Saturday 10 July 2004 01:33 pm, uidzero wrote: > > DerDrache wrote: > > > My apologies. I did not read your original email as closely as I > > > should have. fastest_cvsup will only test cvsup servers. > > > > > > DerDrache wrote: > > >> fastest_cvsup is a simple program to use that can be found in the > > >> ports tree. I'd recommend it. > > >> > > >> /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup > > >> > > >> DerDrache > > >> > > >> Joshua Lewis wrote: > > >>> All documentation tells you when running CVSUP or installing FBSD > > >>> from FTP > > >>> to use the FTP server closest to you. > > >>> > > >>> So how do you determine the best server. I recall reading a post > > >>> that said > > >>> run a command that will determine the closest server or fastest > > >>> server near > > >>> you. I however lost the page I printed out and can't remember the > > >>> web address. > > >>> > > >>> Any ideas how to find the fastest server near me? > > > > Ahh, the same here. I aoologize. > > > > I think I would have given the same answer. It was the only choice since > the Handbook no longer tells you where each mirror is located. All you > can do now, is choose an FTP mirror that is in a country close to you. > > Kent > > -- > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > > http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Ftp server near me
On Saturday 10 July 2004 01:33 pm, uidzero wrote: > DerDrache wrote: > > My apologies. I did not read your original email as closely as I > > should have. fastest_cvsup will only test cvsup servers. > > > > DerDrache wrote: > >> fastest_cvsup is a simple program to use that can be found in the > >> ports tree. I'd recommend it. > >> > >> /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup > >> > >> DerDrache > >> > >> Joshua Lewis wrote: > >>> All documentation tells you when running CVSUP or installing FBSD > >>> from FTP > >>> to use the FTP server closest to you. > >>> > >>> So how do you determine the best server. I recall reading a post > >>> that said > >>> run a command that will determine the closest server or fastest > >>> server near > >>> you. I however lost the page I printed out and can't remember the > >>> web address. > >>> > >>> Any ideas how to find the fastest server near me? > > Ahh, the same here. I aoologize. > I think I would have given the same answer. It was the only choice since the Handbook no longer tells you where each mirror is located. All you can do now, is choose an FTP mirror that is in a country close to you. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Ftp server near me
DerDrache wrote: My apologies. I did not read your original email as closely as I should have. fastest_cvsup will only test cvsup servers. DerDrache wrote: fastest_cvsup is a simple program to use that can be found in the ports tree. I'd recommend it. /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup DerDrache Joshua Lewis wrote: All documentation tells you when running CVSUP or installing FBSD from FTP to use the FTP server closest to you. So how do you determine the best server. I recall reading a post that said run a command that will determine the closest server or fastest server near you. I however lost the page I printed out and can't remember the web address. Any ideas how to find the fastest server near me? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" . ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Ahh, the same here. I aoologize. Michael -- Michael D. Whities [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.one-arm.com -- There are four colors of hats to watch for: Black, White, Grey, and Red. The meanings are: Cracker, Hacker, Guru, and Victim. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Ftp server near me
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 13:18:36 -0700 "Joshua Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All documentation tells you when running CVSUP or installing FBSD from FTP > to use the FTP server closest to you. > > So how do you determine the best server. I recall reading a post that said > run a command that will determine the closest server or fastest server near > you. I however lost the page I printed out and can't remember the web > address. > > Any ideas how to find the fastest server near me? I think your looking for /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup . The "fastest" may change depending on mirror loads or net conditions so I use this in my script that cvsups things: # Find fastest cvsup server at the moment host=`fastest_cvsup -Q -c us` /usr/local/bin/cvsup -g -L 2 -h $host /your/path/to/supfile See the manpage for fastest_cvsup for options available of course. The above is for US cvsup mirrors. Adjust accordingly. Best regards, Randy -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Ftp server near me
My apologies. I did not read your original email as closely as I should have. fastest_cvsup will only test cvsup servers. DerDrache wrote: fastest_cvsup is a simple program to use that can be found in the ports tree. I'd recommend it. /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup DerDrache Joshua Lewis wrote: All documentation tells you when running CVSUP or installing FBSD from FTP to use the FTP server closest to you. So how do you determine the best server. I recall reading a post that said run a command that will determine the closest server or fastest server near you. I however lost the page I printed out and can't remember the web address. Any ideas how to find the fastest server near me? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" . ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Ftp server near me
fastest_cvsup is a simple program to use that can be found in the ports tree. I'd recommend it. /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup DerDrache Joshua Lewis wrote: All documentation tells you when running CVSUP or installing FBSD from FTP to use the FTP server closest to you. So how do you determine the best server. I recall reading a post that said run a command that will determine the closest server or fastest server near you. I however lost the page I printed out and can't remember the web address. Any ideas how to find the fastest server near me? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" . ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Ftp server near me
Joshua Lewis wrote: All documentation tells you when running CVSUP or installing FBSD from FTP to use the FTP server closest to you. So how do you determine the best server. I recall reading a post that said run a command that will determine the closest server or fastest server near you. I however lost the page I printed out and can't remember the web address. Any ideas how to find the fastest server near me? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup It will find the fastest ftp for you to download from. Michael -- Michael D. Whities [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.one-arm.com -- There are four colors of hats to watch for: Black, White, Grey, and Red. The meanings are: Cracker, Hacker, Guru, and Victim. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Ftp server near me
All documentation tells you when running CVSUP or installing FBSD from FTP to use the FTP server closest to you. So how do you determine the best server. I recall reading a post that said run a command that will determine the closest server or fastest server near you. I however lost the page I printed out and can't remember the web address. Any ideas how to find the fastest server near me? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
