CentOS - Feb 2006 - READ! mirrorlist.centos.org port 81? (Yumconf changes)

> Why not - they are the same old mirrors - all that happens is that yum
> gets a lost of local up to date mirrors for the release/repo/arch from the
> mirrorlist server on port 81 - chosen solely so that we can run it on the 
> same server
> as normal apache on port 80.
> 
> If you have fastestmirror plugin enabld yum will then test the mirrors and
> use the fastest local connection.
> 
> The version of yumex that we have at dev.centos.org alsouses the same
> mirrorlist system.
Note that using a non-standard port (81) here is an error - many restrictive 
firewalls (or proxies) won't allow such a connection - for example at my
Mom's
work (were I'm now) and my Dad's.  Even though it's an outgoing
connection.

Setup apache virtual hosting, add a new dns name, and use apache's proxy
module
to proxy mirrorlister:80 to localhost:81
otherwise this will break for a lot of people.

Cheers,
MaZe.

On Thu, February 16, 2006 2:15 pm, Maciej ?enczykowski
said:
>> Why not - they are the same old mirrors - all that happens is that yum
>> gets a lost of local up to date mirrors for the release/repo/arch from
>> the
>> mirrorlist server on port 81 - chosen solely so that we can run it on
>> the
>> same server
>> as normal apache on port 80.
>>
>> If you have fastestmirror plugin enabld yum will then test the mirrors
>> and
>> use the fastest local connection.
>>
>> The version of yumex that we have at dev.centos.org alsouses the same
>> mirrorlist system.
>
> Note that using a non-standard port (81) here is an error - many
> restrictive
> firewalls (or proxies) won't allow such a connection - for example at
my
> Mom's
> work (were I'm now) and my Dad's.  Even though it's an outgoing
> connection.
>
> Setup apache virtual hosting, add a new dns name, and use apache's
proxy
> module
> to proxy mirrorlister:80 to localhost:81
> otherwise this will break for a lot of people.
>
> Cheers,
> MaZe.
I second that.  Several large companies I have worked for only allow 80
and 443 out.

Marko

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, [ISO-8859-2] Maciej ?enczykowski wrote:
> > Why not - they are the same old mirrors - all that happens is that yum
> > gets a lost of local up to date mirrors for the release/repo/arch from
the
> > mirrorlist server on port 81 - chosen solely so that we can run it on
the
> > same server
> > as normal apache on port 80.
> > 
> > If you have fastestmirror plugin enabld yum will then test the mirrors
and
> > use the fastest local connection.
> > 
> > The version of yumex that we have at dev.centos.org alsouses the same
> > mirrorlist system.
> 
> Note that using a non-standard port (81) here is an error - many
restrictive
> firewalls (or proxies) won't allow such a connection - for example at
my Mom's
> work (were I'm now) and my Dad's.  Even though it's an outgoing
connection.
You have a good point - and we will make changes ...
 
> Setup apache virtual hosting, add a new dns name, and use apache's
proxy module
> to proxy mirrorlister:80 to localhost:81
> otherwise this will break for a lot of people.
There is no need for virtual hosting /proxy - and anyway we are running 
this using lightpd/fastcgi for performance reasons.

We have set up http://mirrorlists.centos.org/ running on port 80 - so if 
you get hit by being unable to use port 81 outgoing then please change 
the config to use mirrorlists. :80  ...

We will be pushing an update to make port 80 the default.

Regards
Lance

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