apt update wrong county

[Aaron Rainbolt]

On 2024-03-18 19:05, Jerry Geis wrote:
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 18, 2024, at 7:37 PM, Colin Watson<cjwatson at ubuntu.com>  wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 06:00:18PM -0400, Jerry Geis wrote:
>>> [Connecting to banjo.canonical.com (91.189.91.38)]
>>>
>>> EVERY entry in my /etc/apt/sources.list
>>> is us.archive.ubuntu.com
>>>
>>> WHY - does and "apt update" want to contact the ABOVE address ???
>>>
>>> This above address is outside the US - typically then requires special
>>> permission to open firewalls - Its a hassle
>> us.archive.ubuntu.com also resolves to IP addresses outside the US at
>> present despite the hostname, and in fact to addresses in the very same
>> subnet as banjo (91.189.91.0/24); so while this is perhaps a little
>> mysterious, I don't quite get why this is such an ALL-CAPS ISSUE.
>> us.archive is a pool of servers and even if it's currently in the US
>> there is no guarantee that it won't be changed around for traffic
>> management purposes.
>>
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> Thanks Colin
>
> This js an issue. Like i mentioned.  End users are not wanting to open firewalls or make exceptions to their setups. So i cant keep the server patched because its going outside the US!  So this is seamingly a huge issue
>
> How can i keep the update downloads in the usa so firewalls are happy ?
>
> Jerry
Perhaps switch to a mirror that you know will always be in the US? There 
are a list of mirrors at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors 
that may be suitable, just search the page for "United States" and you 
should find the ones you want. This probably goes without saying, but 
pick one that says it is up-to-date.

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