On Sun 16 Sep 2012 at 12:15:18 +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 16 September 2012 12:01:28 Brian wrote: > > > > ftp.uk.debian.org has the IP address 83.142.228.128 so if > > > > wget http://83.142.228.128/ > > > > gets you the file it might indicate you have a DNS problem. > > > > The nameserver being used may be seen in > > > > cat /etc/resolv.conf > > > > which, assuming you have set up networking with DHCP, would probably be > > the IP address of your router. > > Bingo! Brilliant! Thank you. It was a DNS problem, so I reconfigured the > network by DHCP instaed of entering static values and we have lift-off - and > I have learnt something.
Excellent :) I forgot to mention that you could have also changed the nameserver by editing the resolv.conf with nano. One of the Google ones, 8.8.8.8, is useful to remember for an emergency. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120916113438.GB20063@desktop
