On Tue 21 May 2013 at 11:32:32 -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > This is what I get I get from trying to find ftp.debian.org > > > topa@dj:~$ fping http://ftp.debian.org/debian > > http://ftp.debian.org/debian address not found > > For some reason, which I haven't figured out, is why they are not found? > DNS problem or ipv6 or ??? I've occasionally done what you did by unjudicious copying and pasting! You ping a host. 'http://' is not part of its name.