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Hi all,<BR>
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I am trying to install wu-ftpd onto a computer so that I can ftp files back-and-forth on my home network. When I try to apt-get update however, this is what I get:<BR>
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root@ross-desktop:~# apt-get update<BR>
Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release.gpg<BR>
Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'<BR>
Err http://au.archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release.gpg<BR>
Temporary failure resolving 'au.archive.ubuntu.com'<BR>
Err http://au.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates Release.gpg<BR>
Temporary failure resolving 'au.archive.ubuntu.com'<BR>
Err http://au.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports Release.gpg<BR>
Temporary failure resolving 'au.archive.ubuntu.com'<BR>
Failed to fetch http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/Release.gpg Te mporary failure resolving 'au.archive.ubuntu.com'<BR>
Failed to fetch http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper-updates/Release .gpg Temporary failure resolving 'au.archive.ubuntu.com'<BR>
Failed to fetch http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper-backports/Relea se.gpg Temporary failure resolving 'au.archive.ubuntu.com'<BR>
Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper-security/Release. gpg Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'<BR>
Reading package lists... Done<BR>
W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.<BR>
<A HREF="mailto:root@ross-desktop">root@ross-desktop</A>:~#<BR>
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I can ping these websites as follows:<BR>
[david@main ~]$ ping au.archive.ubuntu.com<BR>
PING mirror.optus.net (211.29.132.173) 56(84) bytes of data.<BR>
64 bytes from mirror.optusnet.com.au (211.29.132.173): icmp_seq=0 ttl=55 time=216 ms<BR>
64 bytes from mirror.optusnet.com.au (211.29.132.173): icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=212 ms<BR>
64 bytes from mirror.optusnet.com.au (211.29.132.173): icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=206 ms<BR>
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[david@main ~]$ ping security.ubuntu.com<BR>
PING security.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.31) 56(84) bytes of data.<BR>
64 bytes from leningradskaya.canonical.com (91.189.88.31): icmp_seq=0 ttl=45 time=499 ms<BR>
64 bytes from leningradskaya.canonical.com (91.189.88.31): icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=504 ms<BR>
64 bytes from leningradskaya.canonical.com (91.189.88.31): icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=498 ms<BR>
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Does anyone know what might be the problem?<BR>
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thanks heaps in advance guys,<BR>
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David Buddrige<BR>
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