It's already been tested, Dan. My netbook got the updates from the server and installed them just fine. Updated faster than over the internet. Just a matter of adding the server on all the Freeboxes and volunteer computers, which is easy to do. Sent via Android, G2 Daniel Titsworth <danieltitsworth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >`testing > > > >________________________________ >From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 9:30 AM >Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Ubuntu server DNS > >Phil and I set up DNS and the local mirror. The default method for updating >local machines with a local mirror is HTTP so the mirror package installed >apache as a dependency. > >The mirror download started on Sat Sep 24 at 3:15 PM, and finished Mon Sep >26 at 4:33 AM on a 3 Mbps symmetrical connection. > >We'll bring the server to the workshop Thursday and reconfigure DNS. > >The server updates the mirror via a daily cron job. We might want to change >the cron job to weekends only in case there is an update which dribbles into >our benefactor's business hours. I doubt any would be that large, but it is >something to consider. > >Tom -- > >-----Original Message----- >From: frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Zimmerman >Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 14:16 >To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Ubuntu server DNS > >make a copy of /etc/network/interfaces >edit /etc/network/interfaces to taste, save and reboot > >Simple as that... > >Richard > > >On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Goose: >> >> How did you set up DNS on the Ubuntu-repos-server? >> >> Phil wants to try to install the mirror before next Thursday so we plan to >> take the server to my shop at work. Of course we'll have to reset the >static >> IP, the gateway, routing and DNS then reset it for the FGM workshop next >> week. >> >> I don't know how, and Phil isn't confident he can do it without your >> guidance. >> >> Tom -- >> ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** >> PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it >> to be in the public domain. Email addresses are removed from the archive >but >> other items included in the body of the email will be shown. >> >> To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to >> http://www.freegeekmichiana.org >> >> To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> The archive is available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ >> >> You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list >> website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana >> >> > > > >-- > >-- >Richard "Goose" Zimmerman, ke4rit >Mishawaka, IN >** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** >PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it >to be in the public domain. Email addresses are removed from the archive but >other items included in the body of the email will be shown. > >To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to >http://www.freegeekmichiana.org > >To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >The archive is available at >//www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ > >You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list >website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana > > > >** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** >PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it to >be in the public domain. Email addresses are removed from the archive but >other items included in the body of the email will be shown. > >To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to >http://www.freegeekmichiana.org > >To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >The archive is available at //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ > >You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list website >at >//www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michianaN��+-����-��r�y���v��-����v����ȭ�����+��b�{���,ʋ���_�����ފ{az���'�f��I��V�v������ޚ��u����^j�!�����-����鬊w%�ם�{ay�ʇ����j)p�Y[z�h�t��+"��^�������ן��ky��zC"r���(��m���� > >���y�&��bjv��見-��azX��ǧu隊[h~�zI�r����y�b��(��y�܆+ފƯj)ZnW��m�����y�b��(�ڭ�b��?~�zI�r���آ����칻�&ޢ�!jxʋ��+-��m�x,o((�x-��^�+-����ך�m�����y�b��(��y�Z��߮��h��&�