> do you use any kind of firewall? In the network or local? Eventually a > configuration mistake in netfilterIs your specific machine allowed to > connect to debian.org? > can you ping 132.229.131.40? ping security.debian.org? > What does telnet security.debian.org 80 say?
Yes, I'm using a firewall (gShield) but configuration for it hasn't changed recently (rather, I changed it and put it back but it didn't seem to make a difference). Telnet, ping, lynx to security.debian.org with either IP address or name work fine... just not apt-get. KEN -- Kenneth J. Pronovici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Personal Homepage: http://www.skyjammer.com/~pronovic/ "I have zero tolerance for zero-tolerance policies."