Re: apt-get cannot conect to server

[Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh@internode.on.net>]

Stephen Liu wrote, on 2009-01-05 00:20:
> --- "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" <jackyf.devel@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Stephen Liu wrote:
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > >
> > > I also have problem running apt-get update.
> > >
> > >
> > > # apt-get update
> > > 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 happens for 24 hours.  Any advice.  TIA
> > Try to disable IPv6?
>
>
> Hi Eugene,
>
>
> Thanks for your advice.
>
>
> Performed following steps;
>
> Edit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases
>
> commenting out the line;
> #alias net-pf-10 ipv6
>
>
> # update-modules
> No complaint
>
> # reboot
>
> # apt-get update
> 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.
>
>
> B.R.
> Stephen L

I can't recommend ftp.au.debian.org - the site is overloaded too often.

There is my isp's mirror: ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/debian/ 
otherwise I have used ftp.at.debian.org (yes, Austria).

Arthur.