Internet is OK. Can't connect to repository to install apps.
I can connect to the Internet OK and have done an update(apt-get update) but cannot install anything because when I type "apt-get Install foo" it times out and I get the message "cannot connect to archive" I've tried pinging the URLs in the sources list but that doesn't work.In Firefox, I can get to the repository.
Here is the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list Note: I deleted the http part of the URLs because I was not allowed to have URl's in the meassage. ## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security ## team. deb ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe deb-src ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe' ## repository. ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in ## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security ## team. deb ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe deb-src ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports' ## repository. ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features. ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team. deb ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-src ://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb ://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] dapper-security main # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src ://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main # deb ://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe # deb-src ://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe _________________________________________________________________ I can ping google.com and it's ip address.I can't ping the above URL's but they work in a browser. I cant get email to connect either but Internet browsing via Firefox seems perfect. This is really odd! I am running Xubuntu dapper Beta 2(had same problem with Ubuntu dapper Fl 6).Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bye ...richag77 |
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apt-get update worked, but you can't ping the repos? That's a bit odd, isn't it? Can we get more details about the network? And how exactly does "the internet works" work? Which activities CAN you do? Cheers, Tink |
In Firefox, under Edit > Preferences > General > Connection Settings, is there a proxy set?
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Or did you just mean to ask him whether he's using a proxy at all? Cheers, Tink |
I don't know what Robbbert meant. But I can say this, if he's using a proxy that may be the problem he's having for apt-get is not aware of that yet.
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What do the admins say (those who control that router)?
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BTW, I had to install traceroute as it didn't came with the base distribution. Should be a standard tool though?! Quote:
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