When I "apt-setup" for "ftp" the console hangs

[Chuck Vose]

You might try just setting everything back to the default sources.list
which I'm sure is out on the internet somewhere. This won't get you
the speed of a mirror right next to you but it'll get things working
until you figure it out.

For reference your /etc/apt/sources.list should look something like this:

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu warty main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu warty main restricted

if you want an ftp server instead simply put

deb ftp://whateverserver.com/path_to_ubuntu folders

If you tell me the name of the server (if it's public) I can try to
construct a suitable line for you.

-Chuck