When I pacman-Syu, it fluctuates between 200kb to 500kb

I checked my internet speed at fast.com and it says 490Mbps

Something isn’t right.

Reflector is doing its job. I checked /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist and saw the last updated time is very recent (today).

  • unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de
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    20 hours ago

    reflector will choose mirrors depending on your specific orders.

    You have not specified your orders here, so I'm guessing you haven't launched it properly.

    Check the Wiki and launch it with your specific needs. Is it speed? Is it updatedness? Global mirrors? Local?

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
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    1 day ago

    Glad you posted this. I thought reflector was a set it and forget it tool, but sounds like it isn't as smart as advertised. I think Garuda (Arch) uses a different tool to rate and update mirrors (dunno what), so if you want something automatic, maybe look into what they do.

  • SpacingBat3@szmer.info
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    1 day ago

    If I'm not mistaken, Reflector is the kind of the tool that picks mirrors based on different aspects, not just by which is fastest or close by. And if my memory serves me right, it actually picks mirrors based on their sync date with the upstream rather than speed by default.

    You might want to check your configuration and set it to prioritize the mirrors based on the aspects you want.

    • tiz@lemmy.ml
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      1 day ago

      I see. Much more complicated algorithms involved. Now I actually stop & disabled reflector and manually picked some local servers. Now I’m seeing 50mb/s and I feel totally dumb lol

  • Responsabilidade@lemmy.eco.br
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    1 day ago

    I like to use reflector with -f and -l arguments... It always gives me the best combination of servers

    The command I use is

    reflector -f 10 -l 5 --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

    • tiz@lemmy.ml
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      1 day ago

      That’s a valid answer. But isn’t it the whole purpose of using reflector in the first place?

      • dhtseany@lemmy.ml
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        1 day ago

        I don't use reflector, I just pick a couple of local .edu mirrors that proved themselves fast in past and that's all I use. I only change if the mirror is performing poorly.

        • tiz@lemmy.ml
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          1 day ago

          I see. I will try. Maybe the ones reflector chose was fast atm but not now. Thanks

          • dhtseany@lemmy.ml
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            1 day ago

            Reflector isn't that smart of a tool. That's exactly what happened and why I stopped using it.

            • tiz@lemmy.ml
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              1 day ago

              I just did and manually picked some near ones. It’s at 50mb/s and I really feel stupid now.

              Thanks. really.