[clug-talk] Shaw Ubuntu Mirror

[Alastair Preston]

On May 4, 2010 05:12:12 pm simon at mungewell.org wrote:
> ftp://ubuntu.arcticnetwork.ca/pub/ubuntu/releases/
> 
> Wow this thing is fast....
> --
> $ wget
> ftp://ubuntu.arcticnetwork.ca/pub/ubuntu/releases/lucid/ubuntu-10.04-server
> -i386.iso --2010-05-04 17:08:53--
> ftp://ubuntu.arcticnetwork.ca/pub/ubuntu/releases/lucid/ubuntu-10.04-server
> -i386.iso => `ubuntu-10.04-server-i386.iso'
> Resolving ubuntu.arcticnetwork.ca... 64.59.140.91
> Connecting to ubuntu.arcticnetwork.ca|64.59.140.91|:21... connected.
> Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
> ==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
> ==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/ubuntu/releases/lucid ... done.
> ==> SIZE ubuntu-10.04-server-i386.iso ... 700413952
> ==> PASV ... done.    ==> RETR ubuntu-10.04-server-i386.iso ... done.
> Length: 700413952 (668M)
> 
>  7% [=>                                     ] 53,782,344  1.57M/s  eta 4m
> 9s --

Wow, what sort of connection are you using? It usually takes about 78 minutes 
to download a CD iso on my DSL connection.