Re: [ivan@vianet.net.au: dselect/ftp problem]

[Bob Hilliard <hilliard@flinet.com>]

Ivan <ivan@vianet.net.au> wrote:
> After selecting update by ftp through dselect, the dialog is :
> 
>    Using FTP to check directories ... (stop with ^C)
> 
>    Connectingto ftp.debian.org...
>    Net::FTP:Bad hostname 'ftp.debian.org' at /usr/lib/perl5/Net/FTP.pm line
> 405
>    FTP ERROR
> 
>    query/setupscript returned error exit status 1
>    Press RETURN to continue

     The network connection (ppp, ethernet, etc.) must be up before
giving the ftp option to dselect - ftp does not open a connection
itself.

That error message is identical to the one I got yesterday when I
forgot to start ppp before dselect.

Bob
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