Re: Very slow deb.debian.org speeds
On Fri, Sep 05, 2025 at 21:27:14 +0000, Ben Zimmerman wrote:
> I'm noticing very slow speeds from deb.debian.org, wanted to see if anyone
> knew if there's a DoS attack or something going on, or if it's just high
> load.
deb.debian.org isn't a single server. It's the front end for a content
delivery network of lots of servers all around the world.
Sometimes you connect to a mirror that's struggling a bit. When that
happens, usually the best thing to do is press Ctrl-C (or equivalent),
wait a few seconds, and try again. You may connect to a different mirror.
If you consistently get bad mirrors from deb.debian.org, then you might
consider using a country-specific subset of mirrors (ftp.XX.debian.org
where XX is a nearby country code). Or even a single mirror chosen
from the list on Debian's web site, but I've never needed to do that
in modern times.
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