On Thu, 2014-02-20 at 07:09 -0500, PaulNM wrote: . . . > On second though, I just re-read the OP's message. He's talking about > the firewall on the Comcast modem/router. It's really rare for those > types of devices to have outgoing filtering. > > However, according to: > http://media2.comcast.net/anon.comcastonline2/support/userguides/Wireless_Gateway_User_Guide_030811.pdf > > It does filter outgoing, but high *does* allow 80, 443, and a bunch of > common ports. I really suspect dns/mirror issues, but it would probably > be worth the OP's time to try dropping the firewall level and test again.
I've done a couple of such tests and I *think* check update works at the lowest firewall level. I do have a much more focused question: Does either Check Update or Download Updates require FTP? I have a suspicion that Port 21 may be blocked at the higher firewall levels. Thanks for any assistance, -- Bill Wood -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1394038167.2579.4.camel@bills-debian
