On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Arthur Rilke <<a href="mailto:arthurrilke@gmail.com">arthurrilke@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Hi Christo, Although I don't use exactly the same repos you do, I had similar problems around 17h or 18h this evening. I couldn't connect to the following sites: <a href="http://za.archive.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">za.archive.ubuntu.com</a>, <a href="http://mirrors.ac.za" target="_blank">mirrors.ac.za</a>, <a href="http://tenet.ac.za" target="_blank">tenet.ac.za</a>, <a href="http://up.ac.za" target="_blank">up.ac.za</a>, <a href="http://unisa.ac.za" target="_blank">unisa.ac.za</a>. Even DNS lookups of some of these weren't working. </blockquote><div> </div><div>There was some major breakage on the SANReN backbone</div><div>this pm, the TENET mirror sites and pretty much everything</div><div>in .<a href="http://ac.za">ac.za</a> was either off or in a strange state.</div> <div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> I have no idea what happened, but everything seems to be fine now. My upstream provider is Telkom. This doesn't quite explain why a repo such as that of VirtualBox isn't working for you, though -- the other sites above are all linked to the tenet network as far as I know, which might explain why they all went down. Arthur <div><div></div><div class="h5"> On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 21:54 +0200, christo wrote: > Hi Guys do any of you have issues connecting to the ubuntu mirrors > today? > My dsl seems fine, not capped. I can surf and what not, but then this, > when I check for updates. > > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg" target="_blank">http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg</a> Could not > connect to <a href="http://archive.canonical.com:80" target="_blank">archive.canonical.com:80</a> (91.189.88.33). - connect (110: > Connection timed out) > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/partner/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/partner/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to archive.canonical.com:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/Release.gpg" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/Release.gpg</a> > Could not connect to <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com:80" target="_blank">security.ubuntu.com:80</a> (91.189.92.166). - connect > (110: Connection timed out) [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/main/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/main/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/dists/lucid/Release.gpg" target="_blank">http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/dists/lucid/Release.gpg</a> Could not connect to <a href="http://download.virtualbox.org:80" target="_blank">download.virtualbox.org:80</a> (137.254.16.69). - connect (110: Connection timed out) > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/dists/lucid/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/dists/lucid/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to download.virtualbox.org:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/lucid-bleed/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg" target="_blank">http://ppa.launchpad.net/lucid-bleed/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg</a> Could not connect to <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net:80" target="_blank">ppa.launchpad.net:80</a> (91.189.90.217). - connect (110: Connection timed out) > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/lucid-bleed/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://ppa.launchpad.net/lucid-bleed/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to ppa.launchpad.net:http: > Failed to fetch <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/Release.gpg" target="_blank">http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/Release.gpg</a> > Could not connect to <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org:80" target="_blank">packages.medibuntu.org:80</a> (88.191.127.22). - > connect (110: Connection timed out) > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/free/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/free/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to packages.medibuntu.org:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to packages.medibuntu.org:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg" target="_blank">http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg</a> Unable to connect to ppa.launchpad.net:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2" target="_blank">http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/i18n/Translation-en_ZA.bz2</a> Unable to connect to ppa.launchpad.net:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/partner/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/partner/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to archive.canonical.com:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/dists/lucid/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/dists/lucid/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to download.virtualbox.org:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/free/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/free/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> > Unable to connect to packages.medibuntu.org:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/lucid-bleed/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://ppa.launchpad.net/lucid-bleed/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to ppa.launchpad.net:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/lucid/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to packages.medibuntu.org:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to ppa.launchpad.net:http: > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/main/source/Sources.gz" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/main/source/Sources.gz</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/restricted/source/Sources.gz" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/restricted/source/Sources.gz</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/universe/source/Sources.gz" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/universe/source/Sources.gz</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz</a> Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Failed to fetch > <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/multiverse/source/Sources.gz" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/multiverse/source/Sources.gz</a> > Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.92.166 80] > Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > > Kind regards > Christo Coetzer </div></div>-- ubuntu-za mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> </blockquote></div> -- Soren Aalto Director: ICT University of Zululand