On 05/21/2013 06:06 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > 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 >
Yes I can get there using iceweasel, but the problem was (is) they are not working in /etc/apt/sources.list. Which is what this thread was about. Thanks for the all the replies. Even the OT ones. Hans-j was the real help as his post was most On Topic. Best Regards -- WT > -- 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/519c03c2.3020...@gmail.com
