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Brian Martinez wrote: > On Jul 24, 2009, at 11:54 AM, STeve Andre' wrote: >>>>>> Is there a FreeBSD repository at MSU or somewhere nearby that is >>>>>> reliable? >>>>>> I've found several flaky machines such that getting packages is a >>>>>> pain. >>>>>> >>>>>> tnx, STeve Andre' > > > Steve, > > For FTP server, I usually use ftp3.us.freebsd.org, > ftp11.us.freebsd.org or ftp15.us.freebsd.org > For cvsup (for ports/source/etc.) I usually use cvsup15.freebsd.org, > which is the local mirror in the Eng Building. Barring that, I'd use > cvsup8.freebsd.org or cvsup6.us.freebsd.org > > buffalo.edu runs several ftp sites and a couple of cvsup servers too. > I usually ping these hosts first to check times. I've never had a > problem getting cvsup'd source from our local mirror though. I haven't > checked ike.egr.msu.edu's ftp site though in ages, so I can't tell you > how out of date that is versus the main site. However cvsup (on > ike.egr) always seems pretty up-to-date to me. Could be 4 hours behind > others though for all I know, but it always has some update for me to > grab. > > Hope that helps! > ./brm > ike.egr's cvsup service (aka cvsup15.freebsd.org) updates at 14 minutes past each hour from cvsup-master.freebsd.org. The ftp/http side has an older copy of the FreeBSD ftp files; its old because I've not been able to find a reliable rsync source for the files on my own (they either have file permission problems or the connection times out) and I haven't been pushy enough to gain access to mirror them directly from the source. Our needs for the ftp/http files on site are outweighed by the cvsup use so thats what has guided my attention.