security problem with apt-get

[jamaas]

Newbie here, attempting to update kernel package to 686 but get a security error such as

What have I done wrong?

Thanks

Jim

The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-686 linux-image-2.6-686 linux-image-2.6.8.1-4-686 linux-image-686 linux-restricted-modules-2.6-686
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.8.1-4-686 linux-restricted-modules-686
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 17.9MB of archives.
After unpacking 54.3MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Err http://security.ubuntu.com warty-security/main linux-image-2.6.8.1-4-686 2.6.8.1-16.10
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (82.211.81.138), connection timed out
Err http://security.ubuntu.com warty-security/main linux-image-2.6-686 2.6.8.1-14
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (82.211.81.138), connection timed out
Err http://security.ubuntu.com warty-security/main linux-image-686 2.6.8.1-14
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (82.211.81.138), connection timed out

[nocturn]

This is actually not a security error.

Apt is just saying that it cannot connect to the server security.ubuntu.com.

Is your networkconnection up?
Can you resolve the host (in a terminal: 'host security.ubuntu.com')
Can you ping the host?

[jamaas]

Thanks nocturn

I can resolve it but not ping it, just hangs. Could this be a firewall or proxy server problem? I think I have to deal with both....

thanks

Jim



This is actually not a security error.

Apt is just saying that it cannot connect to the server security.ubuntu.com.

Is your networkconnection up?
Can you resolve the host (in a terminal: 'host security.ubuntu.com')
Can you ping the host?

[nocturn]

Thanks nocturn

I can resolve it but not ping it, just hangs. Could this be a firewall or proxy server problem? I think I have to deal with both....

thanks

Jim

Yes, it seems you have a network access problem.
Can you see any other servers.?

[Razvan]

can you ping google?

[jamaas]

Thanks guys, It is/was a proxy server problem, found an example of using

export http_proxy=http://my.proxy.server:3128/

and that fixed the problem!


Thanks

Jim