Re: apt-get issues with download speed and server access

2014-06-24 Thread Brad
I've always used ftp://mirror.anl.gov/pub/debian/ for my Debian mirror. It's fast and up to date, I routinely see speeds of 1M/s on downloads. If you are a US citizen it is partially funded with your tax dollars so why not use it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

apt-get issues with download speed and server access

2014-06-23 Thread Joel Rees
(Seems like I remember seeing a thread on this recently, but I don't see it in the last week's posts.) Last week, when the kernel update came down the pipe, most of the packages had decent speed, but the kernel and some others were cut down to about a fifth normal speed. Yesterday or Saturday,

Re: apt-get issues with download speed and server access

2014-06-23 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:21:48 +0900 Joel Rees joel.r...@gmail.com wrote: (Seems like I remember seeing a thread on this recently, but I don't see it in the last week's posts.) Last week, when the kernel update came down the pipe, most of the packages had decent speed, but the kernel and some

Re: apt-get issues with download speed and server access

2014-06-23 Thread Brian
On Mon 23 Jun 2014 at 12:04:55 -0400, Steve Litt wrote: I don't know if any conclusions can be drawn from my anecdotes, but if you collect enough anecdotes perhaps it can help you figure out what's going wrong. Lots of conclusions can be drawn from anecdotal evidence but a proven aspect of

Re: apt-get issues with download speed and server access

2014-06-23 Thread Bob Proulx
Joel Rees wrote: Last week, when the kernel update came down the pipe, most of the packages had decent speed, but the kernel and some others were cut down to about a fifth normal speed. What archive name are you using? I am in the US and use ftp.us.debian.org and when I do I am actually using