Bug#613068: Could not connect, passive socket
I have added Acquire::FTP::Passive to /etc/apt/apt.conf as follows:
// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// apt.conf - Apt configuration file
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
APT::Default-Release "stable" ;
APT::Cache-Limit "33554432" ;
APT::Install-Recommends "0" ;
APT::Install-Suggests "0" ;
// See Debian bug 613068
Acquire::FTP::Passive ;
I now try apt-get update, but this error still occurs:
# apt-get update
Get:1 ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze Release.gpg [1,671 B]
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze Release.gpg
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:2 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en
Get:3 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en_GB
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en_GB
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:4 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en
Get:5 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en_GB
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en_GB
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:6 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en
Get:7 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en_GB
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en_GB
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:8 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable Release.gpg [835 B]
Get:9 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/contrib Translation-en
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/contrib Translation-en
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:10 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/contrib Translation-en_GB
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/contrib Translation-en_GB
Get:11 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main Translation-en
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main Translation-en
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:12 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main Translation-en_GB
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main Translation-en_GB
Get:13 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free Translation-en
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free Translation-en
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:14 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free Translation-en_GB
Get:15 ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental Release.gpg [835 B]
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental Release.gpg
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:16 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/contrib Translation-en
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/contrib Translation-en
Get:17 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/contrib Translation-en_GB
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/contrib Translation-en_GB
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:18 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/main Translation-en
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/main Translation-en
Get:19 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/main Translation-en_GB
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/main Translation-en_GB
Could not connect passive socket.
Get:20 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free Translation-en
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free Translation-en
Get:21 ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free Translation-en_GB
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze Release
Get:22 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable Release [104 kB]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable Release
Get:23 ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental Release [102 kB]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental Release
Get:24 ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/main Sources/DiffIndex
Get:25 ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Get:26 ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/non-free Sources/DiffIndex
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/non-free Sources/DiffIndex
Get:27 ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Get:28 ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Get:29 ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Get:30 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Sources/DiffIndex [2,038 B]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Sources/DiffIndex
Get:31 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources/DiffIndex [2,023 B]
Get:32 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources/DiffIndex [2,023 B]
Get:33 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex [2,038 B]
Get:34 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex [2,023 B]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Get:35 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex [2,023 B]
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/main Sources
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/contrib Sources
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/non-free Sources
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/main i386 Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/contrib i386 Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org squeeze/non-free i386 Packages
Get:36 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Sources [4,157 kB]
Get:37 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib 2011-02-14-0208.20.pdiff [31 B]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib 2011-02-14-0208.20.pdiff
Get:38 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free 2011-02-14-0208.20.pdiff [29 B]
Get:39 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free 2011-02-14-0208.20.pdiff [29 B]
Get:40 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free 2011-02-14-0208.20.pdiff [29 B]
Get:41 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main i386 Packages [7,017 kB]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main i386 Packages
Get:42 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib i386 Packages [60.0 kB]
Get:43 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free i386 2011-02-14-0208.20.pdiff [29 B]
Get:44 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free i386 2011-02-14-0208.20.pdiff [29 B]
Get:45 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free i386 2011-02-14-0208.20.pdiff [29 B]
Get:46 ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/main i386 Packages [582 kB]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/main i386 Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/contrib i386 Packages
Get:47 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib [38.2 kB]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib
Get:48 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free 2011-02-15-0208.26.pdiff [656 B]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free 2011-02-15-0208.26.pdiff
Get:49 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main i386 Packages
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main i386 Packages
Get:50 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free i386 2011-02-15-1413.53.pdiff [258 B]
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free i386 2011-02-15-1413.53.pdiff
Get:51 ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/main i386 Packages
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/main i386 Packages
Get:52 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib
Ign ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib
Get:53 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free [83.2 kB]
Get:54 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main i386 Packages [9,198 kB]
Get:55 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free i386 [118 kB]
Get:56 ftp://ftp.debian.org experimental/main i386 Packages [741 kB]
Get:57 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib [45.5 kB]
Err ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib
Could not connect passive socket.
Fetched 14.4 MB in 1min 39s (144 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/Release.gpg Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/contrib/i18n/Translation-en.bz2 Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/i18n/Translation-en.bz2 Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/non-free/i18n/Translation-en.bz2 Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/experimental/Release.gpg Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/experimental/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/experimental/main/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Could not connect passive socket.
W: Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/contrib/source/Sources.gz Could not connect passive socket.
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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