Since last 3 or 4 days, I am not able to apt-get update as I get a load of lines telling me that the connection was refused. I am including the same below (sorry for the linebreaks. It is the typescript log):
=============== Begins here =============== Script started on Sun 01 Jun 2003 09:37:16 PM IST brahman:~# apt-get update 0% [Working] 0% [Waiting for file] [Waiting for file] [Waiting for file] [Waiting for file] [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de]0% [Waiting for file] [Waiting for file] [Waiting for file] [Waiting for file] [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de] Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Packages [17.7kB] Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Packages Error reading from server Remote end closed connection 0% [Waiting for file] [Connecting to ftp.de.debian.org (141.76.2.4)] [Waiting for file] [Waiting for file] [Connecting to ftp.f Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Release 0% [Waiting for file] [Connecting to ftp.de.debian.org (141.76.2.4)] [Waiting for file] [Waiting for file] [Connecting to ftp.f Err http://www.ibiblio.org woody/non-free Packages Could not connect to www.ibiblio.org:80 (152.2.210.81). - connect (111 Connection refused) 0% [Connecting to ftp.debian.org (208.185.25.38)] [Connecting to ftp.de.debian.org (141.76.2.4)] [Connecting to marillat.free.f Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Packages Could not connect to ftp.de.debian.org:80 (141.76.2.4). - connect (111 Connection refused) 0% [Connecting to ftp.debian.org (128.101.80.131)] [Connecting to ftp.de.debian.org (141.76.2.4)] [Connecting to marillat.free. Err http://ftp.debian.org testing/main Packages Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Release Could not connect to ftp.de.debian.org:80 (141.76.2.4). - connect (111 Connection refused) Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/non-free Packages Could not connect to ftp.de.debian.org:80 (141.76.2.4). - connect (111 Connection refused) Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/non-free Release Could not connect to ftp.de.debian.org:80 (141.76.2.4). - connect (111 Connection refused) Err http://marillat.free.fr testing/main Packages Could not connect to marillat.free.fr:80 (212.27.35.33). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 212.27.35.33 80] Err http://www.ibiblio.org woody/non-free Release Could not connect to www.ibiblio.org:80 (152.2.210.81). - connect (111 Connection refused) Err http://www.ibiblio.org unstable/non-free Packages Could not connect to www.ibiblio.org:80 (152.2.210.81). - connect (111 Connection refused) Err http://www.ibiblio.org unstable/non-free Release Could not connect to www.ibiblio.org:80 (152.2.210.81). - connect (111 Connection refused) 0% [Connecting to ftp.debian.org (128.101.80.131)] [Connecting to marillat.free.fr (212.27.35.11)] [Connecting to ftp.freenet.d Err http://ftp.debian.org testing/main Release Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Err http://ftp.debian.org testing/contrib Packages Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Err http://ftp.debian.org testing/contrib Release Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Err http://ftp.debian.org testing/non-free Packages Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Err http://marillat.free.fr testing/main Release Could not connect to marillat.free.fr:80 (212.27.35.33). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 212.27.35.33 80] 0% [Connecting to ftp.debian.org (208.185.25.38)] [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de] Err http://ftp.debian.org testing/non-free Release Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] 0% [Connecting to ftp.debian.org (208.185.25.38)] [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de] Err http://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Packages Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] 0% [Connecting to ftp.debian.org (208.185.25.38)] [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de] Err http://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Release Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] 0% [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de]0% [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de]0% [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de] Err http://ftp.freenet.de sarge/main Packages Could not connect to ftp.freenet.de:80 (194.97.2.68). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 194.97.2.68 80] 0% [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de (2001:748:100:50::4)] Err http://ftp.freenet.de sarge/main Release Could not connect to ftp.freenet.de:80 (194.97.2.68). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 194.97.2.68 80] 0% [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de (2001:748:100:50::4)] Err http://ftp.freenet.de sarge/contrib Packages Could not connect to ftp.freenet.de:80 (194.97.2.68). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 194.97.2.68 80] 0% [Connecting to ftp.freenet.de (2001:748:100:50::4)] Err http://ftp.freenet.de sarge/contrib Release Could not connect to ftp.freenet.de:80 (194.97.2.68). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 194.97.2.68 80] 0% [Working] Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/contrib/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/contrib/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/non-free/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/non-free/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists/testing/non-US/main/binary-i386/Packages Error reading from server Remote end closed connection Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists/testing/non-US/contrib/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to ftp.de.debian.org:80 (141.76.2.4). - connect (111 Connection refused) Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists/testing/non-US/contrib/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to ftp.de.debian.org:80 (141.76.2.4). - connect (111 Connection refused) Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists/testing/non-US/non-free/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to ftp.de.debian.org:80 (141.76.2.4). - connect (111 Connection refused) Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists/testing/non-US/non-free/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to ftp.de.debian.org:80 (141.76.2.4). - connect (111 Connection refused) Failed to fetch http://marillat.free.fr/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to marillat.free.fr:80 (212.27.35.33). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 212.27.35.33 80] Failed to fetch http://marillat.free.fr/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to marillat.free.fr:80 (212.27.35.33). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 212.27.35.33 80] Failed to fetch http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian/dists/woody/non-free/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to www.ibiblio.org:80 (152.2.210.81). - connect (111 Connection refused) Failed to fetch http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian/dists/woody/non-free/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to www.ibiblio.org:80 (152.2.210.81). - connect (111 Connection refused) Failed to fetch http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian/dists/unstable/non-free/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to www.ibiblio.org:80 (152.2.210.81). - connect (111 Connection refused) Failed to fetch http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian/dists/unstable/non-free/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to www.ibiblio.org:80 (152.2.210.81). - connect (111 Connection refused) Failed to fetch http://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.vpn-junkies.de/openoffice/dists/sarge/main/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to ftp.freenet.de:80 (194.97.2.68). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 194.97.2.68 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.vpn-junkies.de/openoffice/dists/sarge/main/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to ftp.freenet.de:80 (194.97.2.68). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 194.97.2.68 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.vpn-junkies.de/openoffice/dists/sarge/contrib/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to ftp.freenet.de:80 (194.97.2.68). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 194.97.2.68 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.vpn-junkies.de/openoffice/dists/sarge/contrib/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to ftp.freenet.de:80 (194.97.2.68). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 194.97.2.68 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Release Could not connect to ftp.debian.org:80 (128.101.80.131). - connect (111 Connection refused) [IP: 128.101.80.131 80] Reading Package Lists... 0%Reading Package Lists... 100%Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building Dependency Tree... 1%Building Dependency Tree... 50%Building Dependency Tree... 50%Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. brahman:~# exit Script done on Sun 01 Jun 2003 09:37:28 PM IST =============== Ends here =============== But, I can go to these locations using elinks/galeon/lftp/etc. Is there something that I am missing? Regards, -- Sridhar M.A. A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. -- Elbert Hubbard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]