Can you please try runing synaptic like this (from a terminal) and let me know if that helps? $ sudo synaptic -o APT::http::Timeout=240
thanks, Michael ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Needs Info ** Summary changed: - Download timeouts in synaptic for modem users + Download timeouts in synaptic for modem users (auto-retry option?) -- Download timeouts in synaptic for modem users (auto-retry option?) https://launchpad.net/bugs/59739 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs