> I have re installed a number of times trying to get access via the proxy to > the local Australian Mirror site. ftp://ftp.au.debian.org/debian
Two questions: 1. Can you ping ftp.au.debian.org? 2. Can you ping 192.111.32.2? If #1 is a no, but #2 is a yes, then you have a DNS problem. If both are a yes, then I don't know what to say. If both are a no, then I guess data isn't getting from your computer to theirs and back. Given that additional info, it should be easier to figure out what is going wrong. I'm not sure what to make of this: $ ftp ftp.au.debian.org ftp: connect: No route to host Are you sure that's the right hostname? Hope this helps, Patrick
