[CentOS-mirror] VPS as mirrors

Tue Feb 24 09:33:41 UTC 2009
Nuno Vieira - nfsi telecom <nuno.vieira at nfsi.pt>

I don't agree with this proposed "nasty-tweak" (tm), as it breaks completelly the whole scope of the fastestmirror app.

---
Nuno Vieira
nfsi telecom, lda.

nuno.vieira at nfsi.pt
Tel. (+351) 21 949 2300 - Fax (+351) 21 949 2301
http://www.nfsi.pt/



----- "BST.LT - The Information Company" <mirrors at bst.lt> wrote:

> nowadays we and i believe many other ppl are using VPS as mirrors.
> But
> there is a little problem with fastest mirror plugin. OpenVZ delays
> first
> ping to 100-300ms, all other pings are ok, so average is quite a big,
> and
> fastest mirror plugin selects mirror incorrectly.
> 
> i propose to skip 2-3 maximum ping results and then average to
> determine
> best mirror. This will prevent selecting wrong mirror if mirror sits
> on
> OpenVZ VPS.
> 
> Any opinions?
> ---
> Regards,
> Pavelas Sokolovas
> BST:.LT - The Information Company
> 
> _______________________________________________
> CentOS-mirror mailing list
> CentOS-mirror at centos.org
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-mirror