SPECIFICALLY---is it looking for the full mirror address? Or, is it just
looking for the short address?

i.e=

Is it looking for:

A) ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo/
or..
B) ftp://ibiblio.org
or, simply:
C) ibiblio.org

No ADHD here so I -WANT- the specifics.