[CentOS] fasttest mirror -doesnt seem to pick sites near my region

Mon Aug 24 16:12:40 UTC 2009
Linux Advocate <linuxhousedn at yahoo.com>



> #mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=os
> >> baseurl=ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/centos/$releasever/os/$basearch/
> >> gpgcheck=1
> >> gpgkey=ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Oliver
> >
> >
> > oliver what kind of speeds do u get? what line do u have? i have a  
> > 1.0 mbps adsl
> >
> 
> I get 10Mbits from my own ISP's mirror, and I'd probably get the same  
> from any other official Australian mirror sites. I have ADSL2+. If I  
> tried any mirror sites outside of Australia it would probably be  
> noticeably slower. If you're in SE Asia I'd imagine any mirror site in  
> Singapore or Korea or Japan should be quite fast. Those countries seem  
> to be the main "hubs" for traffic in that region.
> 

what site do u use for rpmforge?