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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] Something wrong with the opensuse repos?
From:       Basil Chupin <blchupin () iinet ! net ! au>
Date:       2014-03-07 5:19:15
Message-ID: 531956D3.1030309 () iinet ! net ! au
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On 07/03/14 00:49, Alvin Beach wrote:
> On 06/03/14 09:44, Basil Chupin wrote:
> > On 07/03/14 00:28, Alvin Beach wrote:
> > > On 06/03/14 08:58, Basil Chupin wrote:
> > > > All day I am getting a download speed of around the dial-up speed (54KB/s) \
> > > > and as low as 0B/s and not my normal speed of >450KB/s. 
> > > > Is there something wrong with the oS server or do I go chasing my ISP for \
> > > > answers? Download speed for my connections with other sites (in Australia and \
> > > > UK) are pretty much normal. 
> > > > BC
> > > > 
> > > Same here in Canada. May just be a hiccup?
> > Could be, but see Patrick's response.
> > 
> > (If it is a hiccup then the hiccup is lasting a verrrryyy long time! I started my \
> > 'zypper up' early this morning but stopped the whole sheebang because of the slow \
> > speed. I resumed some 13 hours later and saw no difference in speed..) 
> > BC
> > 
> 
> I thought it was an issue with the Build Service, but I think the repo URLs are \
> just redirected to the closest mirror. I believe my closest mirror is a one of the \
> local Universities, which is likely different from the mirror you would be using. 
> If this is still the case, I'm not sure what could be causing the slow down. \
> Perhaps the Intertubes are congested? ;) 
> Perhaps there is some zypper command that can be issued to find out which mirror a \
> repository is being redirected?

The last idea would be helpful in some ways but of more help would be an 
automatic redirection when (?)zypper/Yast recognises that the thru-put 
is rubbish (which would happen if the server is stressed).

BC

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