Ubuntu 12.10 Server inital apt-get update taking a very long time

[amosjackson]

I am using a clean install of Ubuntu 12.10 server and when I run the sudo apt-get update command, it gets stuck after a few get requests on this:

100% [waiting for headers] [waiting for headers]

. I left it overnight and when I returned, it had finished but many of the packages had failed connections or 404s. I then changed the sources.list to this (thinking it might be a mirror problem):

###### Ubuntu Main Repos
deb http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted universe multiverse 
deb-src http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted universe multiverse 


###### Ubuntu Update Repos
deb http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-security main restricted universe multiverse 
deb http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted universe multiverse 
deb-src http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-security main restricted universe multiverse 
deb-src http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted universe multiverse

When I updated, the exact same thing happened. I have tried using other mirrors as well but they all give similar results. Also, when I try to install using apt-get, it either says "unable to locate package (whatever the name is)" or "Package (whatever the name is) has no installation candidate"

[sanderj]

I think it would help if you would post the exact output of update command.

And: "failed connections or 404s" looks like a plain connection problem. Might be remote (ie on the server), or on your local system. So: on what kind of LAN are you?

What's your output of:

time wget http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

time curl http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

HTH

[amosjackson]

I'm running Ubuntu server and because I can't update, I can't install an ssh server. How should I copy my outputs?

[sanderj]

I'm running Ubuntu server and because I can't update, I can't install an ssh server. How should I copy my outputs?

I can also give you different advices on that, but the shortest advice: use your phone or camera to make a picture of your screen, and post it ...

[amosjackson]

When I entered the commands, it got stuck both times:



AND

[amosjackson]

I'm not sure if it matters but the server is behind two routers

[sanderj]

It looks like you have a network problem. I'll repeat my question: So: on what kind of LAN are you? Home-LAN? Corporate LAN?

Why are you behind two routers?

What is the output of

mtr -nrc2 8.8.8.8

time wget www.google.com

[amosjackson]

I'm on a home LAN. I'm behind two routers because the second router acts as an ethernet switch (also I need a second wifi network). But I tried it without the second router and it made no difference.
The results of those commands were:



and

[sanderj]

Your network looks OK. The uk.archive.ubuntu.com does connect, but you get no respsonse. Strange.

What is the output of:

time wget http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ 
time wget http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ 
time wget http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

[amosjackson]

All of those got stuck after "HTTP request sent, awaiting response..."