On 02/17/2014 09:28 PM, Bill Wood wrote: > Do the protocols used for automatic check for updates and for updates > require specific ports to be available? I recently switched my cable > modem to a Comcast Internet Gateway 1with the firewall set to high > security and subsequently a couple of update check icons appeared > indicating an error condition to to failure to access a file server.
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that apt uses standard http, so port 80 outgoing. Could it be dns problems? Check /etc/apt/sources.list and any files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ and see if you can reach them in a web browser form that system. > > I am currently running Debian 6.0.9 (Squeeze) stable. I want to upgrade > to 7 but don't want to get hung up with bad downloads due to port > blocking by the firewall. > > Thanks, > Use the -d option with apt-get. It means download only, so you'll see if there are bad/missing downloads without actually starting the upgrade. - PaulNM -- 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/5302d3d7.9020...@paulscrap.com
