On Wednesday 22 May 2013 00:31:14 Wayne Topa wrote: > 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.
To find out why, and what is not working, you have first to establish what _is_ working, and narrow down those things which cannot be the problem. To do so is not OT. It is necessary. By this test you establish a) that DNS is working and b) that there is not a problem with the website, both of which were possible causes of your problem. Lisi > 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/201305220828.33008.lisi.re...@gmail.com
