Re: dpkg-ftp Error - Suggestions?
> Message-Id: <[🔎] 199704251643.JAA04212@mercury.uniserve.com>
> From: "Kevin Traas" <KTraas@uniserve.com>
> Subject: dpkg-ftp Error - Suggestions?
> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:49:53 -0700
> [Kevin is quoted below: problem with dpkg-ftp]
I'd try a different ftp site.
ftp.us.debian.org, debian.crosslink.net are two good sites.
Then I'd try to ftp by hand, using the command: ftp from the
shell. Then I'd look at /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf, and
be sure I had nameservice working, by trying a few random
addresses with nslookup, ping, etc.
I say this because I had a hunch the error message you got
suggests the script does not know how to deal with the ftp
site address you specified (or somebody specified; look at
/var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/vars for the exact address dselect
looks for, as well as the userid and password used --
everything you specified in the setup script.)
I personally don't use this method the way I think you're using
it; what I do is download (using mc's ftp interface) the files
I need, putting them in an identical hierarchal structure to
the original ftp site (e.g., partial mirroring) and then use
the ftp method -- but the site I specify -- is my own machine!
The above in response to Kevin Traas, who wrote:
> I've just installed dpkg-ftp using dselect. Now, I want to
> update the access method for FTP using dselect. When going
> through, I get the following. Any ideas?
>
> ***** <snip> *****
> Using FTP to check directories...(stop with ^C)
>
> Connecting to ...
> Net::FTP: Bad peer address at /usr/lib/perl5/Net/FTP.pm line 405
> FTP ERROR
>
> query/setup script returned error exit status 1.
> Press RETURN to continue.
> ***** <snip> *****
>
> dftp Version 2.2-1
> dpkg-ftp Version 1.4.8
> dpkg Version 1.4.0.6
>
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