Hi,
I think its just a problem with apt configuration. plz have a look.
>You can "surf on the net and ping sites from the console" in Debian >or in XP?
I can surf the net on Debian. Although its tough time using the quality of X I have got!!
>That information's not quite clear from your paragraph.
>What's the result of "ping ftp.us.debian.org"?
PING ftp.us.debian.org (204.152.191.39): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=0 ttl=51 time=312.4 ms
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=312.3 ms
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=314.2 ms
--- ftp.us.debian.org ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 312.3/312.9/314.2 ms
>What does your "/etc/apt/sources.list" file look like?
/* apt.cpnf */
// $Id: apt.conf,v 1.43 1999/12/06 02:19:38 jgg Exp $
/* This file is a sample configuration file with a few harmless sample
options.
*/
APT
{
// Options for apt-get
Get
{
Download-Only "false";
};
};
// Options for the downloading routines
Acquire
{
Retries "0";
};
// Things that effect the APT dselect method
DSelect
{
Clean "auto"; // always|auto|prompt|never
};
DPkg
{
// Probably don't want to use force-downgrade..
Options {"--force-overwrite";}
}
/* sources.list */
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
>What's the output of "ifconfig"?
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:A1:32:E1:7E
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:590 (590.0 b) TX bytes:342 (342.0 b)
Interrupt:9 Base address:0xd400
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1648 (1.6 KiB) TX bytes:1648 (1.6 KiB)
Any Clues. bbye
New Delhi,
India
