On Dec 18, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Robert Arkiletian wrote: > On 12/17/07, Von <centos.list at eyestreet.com> wrote: >> >> On Dec 17, 2007, at 10:05 PM, Robert Arkiletian wrote: >>> >>> Also don't forget that many mirrors offer rsync. If you rename your >>> 5.0 DVD to the 5.1 version and do an rsync it will save lots of >>> bandwidth. >> >> >> I could be tired, but could you please elaborate how this is >> possible? > > mv CentOS-5.0-i386-bin-DVD.iso CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-DVD.iso > > Check out the public mirrors list. Only mirrors that offer full DVD > downloads and rsync will work. Hover your mouse over the rsync link to > see the rsync address. > > For example, if I was to use the kernel.org mirror it's > rsync://mirrors.kernel.org/centos > > then navigate the http or ftp directory structure to see the full path > to the iso. Then run rsync > > rsync -Pv rsync://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/5.1/isos/i386/CentOS-5.1- > i386-bin-DVD.iso > . > > You should get upto 50% savings. At least I did with the CD iso's in > the past. The capital P is --partial --progress. Brilliant. Thanks for the tip!