[plug] Internet connecting

[Ben New]

Steve,

By the way, your clock is set 12 hours in the future ;-)

Ben


smclevie wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> If someone could help this Newbie it would be appreciated (Newbie spelt 
> witha capital 'N' for obvious reasons).
> 
> I am running an unstable Debian on a new P4 2.4G (thanks to Tony and the 
> workshop evening crew) and am trying to do the apt-get routine.
> 
> My modem is an older external 56k Acer Surf variety.
> 
> I have run though 'pppconfig'.
> 
> I have also run 'pon'.
> 
> It (pon) dialed my isp (TPG), did all the normal noises and all lights 
> stayed on and it remained 'on-line'.
> 
> However, I then typed 'apt-get install aumix' and got the following...
> .. failed to fetch http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/debian/ ...etc.
> 
> When I am in KDE and try to run Mozilla it seems to sit there doing 
> nothing.
> 
> Actually, it has a message 'resolving www.google.com' or such like at 
> the bottom of screen.
> 
> What's happening??  What else must I do especially to get the apt-get 
> functionality ...???
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
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Ben @ Leftclick
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