>
> > I am looking for a fast and reliable FTP site to download Mandrake 8.0
I
> > have fast access to the net, I work for an ISP, I have just been lucky
in
> > finding sites that suck so bad they bend light.
> >
I'm at a Internet2 university, so that makes a huge difference in DL speeds,
but generally I find that .edu sites located in the continental US (given
that the ISP you work for is continental US...) have good connections.
I generally don't bother DLing from a site with a ping worse than 100ms.
Your mileage will vary -- 100ms may be unreasonably fast for you.
ftp://jungle.metalab.unc.edu is a decent site. ftp://ftp.software.umn.edu
may work good for you, however I have no way of knowing as I am only 4 hops
away from that machine.
Avoid Tucows. I've never gotten good speeds from them, seldom over 25k/sec.
That's way too slow for an ISO.
Regards,
Nathan
