On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 at 17:02, Harald Dunkel <harald.dun...@aixigo.de> wrote:
> Hi folks, > > this morning I found "apt-get update" getting stuck due to an > unresponsive host: > > # cat /etc/apt/sources.list > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free > > # apt-get update > Err:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian sid InRelease > Could not connect to klecker-ftp.debian.org:80 (130.89.148.12), > connection timed out [IP: 2001:6b0:e:2018::173 80] > Reading package lists... Done > W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/InRelease > Could not connect to klecker-ftp.debian.org:80 (130.89.148.12), > connection timed out [IP: 2001:6b0:e:2018::173 80] > W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > > > I didn't mention klecker-ftp anywhere in my config files. > Its not on the round-robin list for ftp.debian.org either: > > # host ftp.debian.org > ftp.debian.org has address 130.239.18.173 > ftp.debian.org has address 130.239.18.165 > ftp.debian.org has IPv6 address 2001:6b0:e:2018::165 > ftp.debian.org has IPv6 address 2001:6b0:e:2018::173 > ftp.debian.org mail is handled by 0 . > > > What would you suggest to avoid this kind of problem? > > > Every helpful comment is highly appreciated. > Regards > Harri > > I wonder if ftp.debian.org is redirecting you to a machine that isn't available. If so, that should be temporary. You could try a country specific mirror in the meantime. Mark
