Problem on running update

satimis · 01-04-2009, 07:59 AM

Hi folks,

Debian Etch

On running;

# apt-get update

Code:

Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Get:2 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages
Err http://ftp.au.debian.org etch Release.gpg
  Cannot initiate the connection to ftp.au.debian.org:80
(2001:388:1034:2900::25). - connect (101 Network is unreachable) [IP:
2001:388:1034:2900::25 80]
Ign http://ftp.au.debian.org etch Release
99% [Connecting to ftp.au.debian.org (150.203.164.37)]

It just hangs there. It has been happening for 24 hours.

Performed following steps without result;

Edited /etc/modprobe.d/aliases

commenting out following line;
#alias net-pf-10 ipv6

# update-modules
No complaint

# reboot

# apt-get update

Code:

Get:1 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release.gpg [189B]
Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources
99% [Connecting to ftp.au.debian.org (150.203.164.37)]

Hanging here.

Problem still remains. Please advise. TIA

B.R.
satimis

David the H. · 01-04-2009, 08:33 AM

Code:

Cannot initiate the connection to ftp.au.debian.org:80
(2001:388:1034:2900::25). - connect (101 Network is unreachable) [IP:
2001:388:1034:2900::25 80]

The problem is not yours. Obviously the server is down for some reason. "ping ftp.au.debian.org" also fails to return any response. Edit your apt sources list to remove the bad source, and perhaps replace it with one that works.

Whenever you have a connection problem with a single site, but others are working ok, then it's nearly always because there's a downed server or some other connection problem on the source end.

satimis · 01-04-2009, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David the H.

Code:

Cannot initiate the connection to ftp.au.debian.org:80
(2001:388:1034:2900::25). - connect (101 Network is unreachable) [IP:
2001:388:1034:2900::25 80]

The problem is not yours. Obviously the server is down for some reason. "ping ftp.au.debian.org" also fails to return any response. Edit your apt sources list to remove the bad source, and perhaps replace it with one that works.

Whenever you have a connection problem with a single site, but others are working ok, then it's nearly always because there's a downed server or some other connection problem on the source end.

Hi David,

Thanks for your advice.

You are correct. The problem is on the mirror site.

# ping -c3 ftp.au.debian.org

Code:

PING mirror.linux.org.au (150.203.164.37) 56(84) bytes of data.

--- mirror.linux.org.au ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 2001ms

After changing;

Code:

#deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ etch main
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main
#deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ etch main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main

# apt-get update
works without problem

B.R.
satimis