[MacPorts] #60509: Upgrading ports sometimes breaks internet connection

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#60509: Upgrading ports sometimes breaks internet connection
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  Reporter:  iEFdev  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
 Component:  base    |    Version:  2.6.2
Resolution:          |   Keywords:
      Port:          |
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Comment (by iEFdev):

 Replying to [comment:33 ryandesign]:
 > This might result in the server that is actually closest to you not
 being used on that installation if it wasn't among the 50 random pings. …

 That exaplains the portuguese server (`.pt`) it chose. And that it worked.
 👍

 [[br]]

 Replying to [comment:30 ryandesign]:
 > …, you could try reducing max_hosts_to_ping in my PR from 50 to 30 or
 something.

 {{{
 #!tcl
 set max_hosts_to_ping 50
 }}}

 Would it be possible to change this value later in the conf-files? Like a
 setting. If not, maybe that would be a good setting to have available for
 others later on?

 // Just a thought…

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/60509#comment:34>
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