On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 08:34:56AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > getent hosts ftp.us.debian.org > > getent hosts security.debian.org > > getent hosts www.google.com > > getent hosts www.wikipedia.org > > Those return the expected results! > > The problem seems to be specific to apt-get and aptitude.
Confirm that ping ftp.us.debian.org and ping security.debian.org works. If it does, then you know the problem is related to something in /etc/apt. I don't suppose when you transferred your backups over you kept the origional? If not, just reading the files there should point you in the right direction. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]