cannot update the system...please help

[minchiachina]

Hi everybody.

I am fairly new to ubuntu and I need your expert help. I am trying to update my system but I get these messages and I am not able to access the server.

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/Release.gpg Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/universe/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-updates/Release.gpg Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-updates/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-updates/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-updates/universe/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-updates/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/Release.gpg Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://wine.lowvoice.nl/apt/dists/breezy/Release.gpg Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://wine.lowvoice.nl/apt/dists/breezy/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-backports/Release.gpg Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-backports/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-backports/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-backports/universe/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-backports/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/Release.gpg Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/universe/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/Release.gpg Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_US.bz2 Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Max

[drbongo]

It sounds like you have no connection to the internet. To check launch Firefox and see if you can connect to a website. Otherwise it could be a firewall problem. However you have managed to post to the forum so maybe you already have internet access?

I get the same message at work when I forget to put my password into the proxy server web-filter.

drbongo

[minchiachina]

Thanks. Unfortunately I do have access to the internet and I do not have any password for the proxy but thanks for your reply.

[minchiachina]

Update:

I've chaged the server as well in the hope of getting better results but to no avail, it is still not working. (many thanks to the Ubuntu senior staff member who suggested this)

Thanks

Max

[taurus]

What's the output of this command from a terminal?


ping -c 3 www.yahoo.com

[minchiachina]

here it is:


max@ubuntu:~$ ping -c 3 www.yahoo.com
PING www.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from f1.www.vip.re1.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15): icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=28.1 ms
64 bytes from f1.www.vip.re1.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15): icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=24.2 ms
64 bytes from f1.www.vip.re1.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15): icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=29.3 ms

--- www.yahoo.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 10077ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 24.254/27.253/29.381/2.190 ms
max@ubuntu:~$

[taurus]

Then it's got to be the proxy.

[minchiachina]

Unfortunately I am not using a proxy server, I have a direct internet connection.
It looks like there isn't much to do...well, thanks anyway for your help.

Max

[forkandles]

What is the content of your /etc/hosts file?

For username max you should have something like this:


127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 max-desktop

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts


You obviously have internet access.
Do you have a firewall enabled such as guarddog, which may be incorrectly setup?

I assume that you are using Update Manager in 8.10?
Try using Synaptic Package Manager instead and see if the problem persists.

Also have a look at the last post on this thread.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=994051

Make sure all your repositories are enabled in Synaptic:
Settings > Repositories > Ubuntu Software
Ditto > Third Party Software
Ditto > Updates
Ditto > Authentication (3 keys should be entered there)

Click on Reload after making any changes.

[vasiauvi]

I have the same problem.I can enter on internet but i cannot update my Ubuntu 8.10 and also Pidgin it's doesn't connect, but Kopete it's working fine.I have a router Edimax.Example of error:

w:failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid Release.gpg
could not connect to 192.168.1.2:8080 (192.168.1.2) - connect 111 connection refused
I don't have firewall, i have tried also all the above tips but nothing worked :(.

Can anyone help me?

[sosaudio1]

I have the same problem.I can enter on internet but i cannot update my Ubuntu 8.10 and also Pidgin it's doesn't connect, but Kopete it's working fine.I have a router Edimax.Example of error:

w:failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid Release.gpg
could not connect to 192.168.1.2:8080 (192.168.1.2) - connect 111 connection refused
I don't have firewall, i have tried also all the above tips but nothing worked :(.

Can anyone help me?

Might this still be a problem with tables the internal firewall that Ubuntu has. In installing firestarter, there was documentation that I read that said that firestarter changes the tables in its configs.....could this be an instance of the tables (i cannot remember the "tables" exact name) being changed so that it is not allowed to access some port?

[minchiachina]

I have finally sorted out the problem. I believe it was a program I installed yesterday called "anon-proxy" and that after removal allowed me to update from synaptic, now everything works perfectly.

Thanks to this wonderful forum and for all your help.

Max