Testing apt sources at install

[Curt Tresenriter]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:25:39 -0800, Matt Zimmerman <mdz at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 08:14:48AM -0700, Curt Tresenriter wrote:
>
>> I've just installed warthog on my IBM A30 laptop.
>> On rebooting, I see:
>>
>> "Testing apt sources...
>> ERR http://archive.ubuntu.com warty/main Packages
>>     Could not connect to archive.ubuntu.com:80 (1.0.0.0), connection  
>> timed
>> out."
>>
>> Same for warty/main Release, warty/main Packages and for
>> security.ubuntu.com.
>>
>> Why would it report 1.0.0.0?
>> That can't be right.... right?
>
> Right.  Looks like  problem with your DNS server.



Never had to get familiar with DNS before.... but if that was the problem,  
wouldn't I be unable to get any web pages?