From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 20 03:15:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADCA816A4CE for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 03:15:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dan.emsphone.com (dan.emsphone.com [199.67.51.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A21643D60 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 03:15:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dan@dan.emsphone.com) Received: (from dan@localhost) by dan.emsphone.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) id iBK3FZv9096566; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:15:35 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dan) Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:15:35 -0600 From: Dan Nelson To: Eric F Crist Message-ID: <20041220031535.GB3642@dan.emsphone.com> References: <1F6CDE86-522F-11D9-823C-000D9333E43C@secure-computing.net> <20041220024738.GA3642@dan.emsphone.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-OS: FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE X-message-flag: Outlook Error User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: why can't I access ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/distfiles? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 03:15:36 -0000 In the last episode (Dec 19), Eric F Crist said: > On Dec 19, 2004, at 8:47 PM, Dan Nelson wrote: > >In the last episode (Dec 19), Eric F Crist said: > >>My network seems to be fine, yet I can't access distfiles. Anyone > >>have any ideas? > > > >You didn't give us the error message, so I will put my magic hat on and > >extract it from your subconscious: > > > > 550 No such directory. > > > >Try /pub/FreeBSD/distfiles instead. > > Actually, if I browse to it with an FTP client, I get an error that it > can't find the directory distfiles (server unavailable). This is the > error I get when trying to install things from the ports tree right > now, or use an FTP client. Paste the full output of /usr/bin/ftp ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/ Do you maybe have ipv6 enabled in your kernel, but don't have an IPV6 route to the internet? One of the addresses that ftp.freebsd.org resolves to is 2001:4f8:0:2::e . -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com