Re: Ban a specific mirror in dnf

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Hi Tony

On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 11:07 PM Tony Nelson
<tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 19-08-12 13:34:22, Suvayu Ali wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to ban a particularly slow mirror[1].  It's the closest
> > mirror to my geographical location (one of only two mirrors in my
> > country, India).  Every time I see a bad download error message from
> > that mirror, everything subsequent to that speeds up and uses the full
> > capacity of my connection.  How can I achieve this?
>   ...
>
> Use the firewall and block that IP?

I would like to avoid hard coded changes. What if tomorrow their IP
changes, given the nature of the problem, I would realise the issue
after trying to waste my time on "slow updates" all over again!

>
> Edit the repo files to use a baseurl of your choice?  Start with the
> example, and change it to your preferred mirror.  It can be a list of
> urls separated by spaces or commas.

This would work on my desktops, but not on my laptops.  I have several
machines to manage.  A uniform solution would be easier I think.

-- 
Suvayu

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