On Tuesday 21 May 2013 21:17:23 Brian wrote: > On Tue 21 May 2013 at 14:44:06 -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > > On 05/21/2013 12:44 PM, Brian wrote: > > > 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. > > > > Yes the results are confusing.
If you just want to check that everything is working, type http://ftp.debian.org/debian into a browser window. If DNS were faulty, that too would fail, and you will find that it does not. Lisi -- 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/201305212306.06283.lisi.re...@gmail.com
