I was able to ping 130.207.7.21 as ftp.debian.org but when I run dselect, choose ftp access enter 130.207.7.21 as address, select anonymous login, the default directories and no proxies, I get the following:
Using FTP to check directories. . .(stop with <cntrl>C) Connecting to 130.207.7.21. . . Login as anonymous. . . Setting transfer mode to binary. . . Cd to '/debian'. . . Checking dists/stable/main/binary-i386. . .FTP ERROR - Can't call method "_close" without a package or object reference at /usr/lib/perl5/Net/FTP.pm line 689, <STDIN> chunk 8. query/setup script returned error exit status 1. Press RETURN to continue. It seems I am connecting O.K. but something seems to fail part way. I've tried this several times tonight and I keep getting the same fail in the same spot. I'm clueless,. . . how about you? I'm probably doing something really stupid, but, I know nothing about this network stuff, I only need the connection long enough to finish installing Debian!!! Then I'll be happy : > Cheers, John Gay