connection failing

[Karl]

nepal wrote:
> I have a new installation of 7.10.
> 
> I can run a browser and browse the internet.
> 
> If I run the install programs manager and it tries to make a 
> connection to a mirror, the connection just fails every 
> time I try. I have had problems with other linux distros 
> and avahi (someone on another list told me of a problem 
> with this and some modem/routers which includes the netgear 
> dg632. The problem lay in names not being translated into 
> correct IP addresses ).
> 
> Does anyone understand what I'm talking about and can help 
> me fix this please?
> 
> TIA
> 
> nepal.
> 
Since you can browse the web I doubt that the problem is name 
resolution.  Try installing a package with the command "sudo apt-get 
install ??" where ?? is the name of the package, and post the output to 
the list.

Karl