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#1 2007-07-25 17:44:04

infinitycircuit
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Registered: 2007-07-25
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Pacman connection times out and fails to synchronize

Hello!  I just freshly installed Arch Linux on my test machine.  Whenever I try to use pacman -Sy to update the package database, I get this error:

:: Synchronizing package databases..
error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' from locke.suu.edu : Connection timed out
error: failed to synchronize current: Connection timed out
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from locke.suu.edu : Connection timed out
error: failed to synchronize extra: Connection timed out
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from locke.suu.edu : Connection timed out
error: failed to synchronize community: Connection timed out
error: failed to synchronize any databases

I have a DHCP connection a router for my local lan.  I can ping outside servers, like www.google.com.  My router is at 192.168.1.1.  Here are the contents of /etc/rc.conf:

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)

gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)

If I run "route" I get this:

Kernel IP routing table
Destination           Gateway               Genmask                 Flags   Metric  Ref            Use  Iface
192.168.1.0           *                             255.255.255.0       U           0           0                0      eth0
default                    192.168.1.1         0.0.0.0                     UG        0           0                0      eth0

Thanks!

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#2 2007-07-25 18:41:40

mrunion
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From: Jonesborough, TN
Registered: 2007-01-26
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Re: Pacman connection times out and fails to synchronize

The server you are trying to reach is down apparently.  Go into your /etc/pacman.d/... and check edit your servers in the files:  current, extra, community (and any other repositories you have selected).


Matt

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#3 2007-07-25 18:43:48

infinitycircuit
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Registered: 2007-07-25
Posts: 9

Re: Pacman connection times out and fails to synchronize

I already tried switching servers.  It only increased the wait time.  I might have gotten unlucky.  I will try that now.

EDIT: It works.  I guess that both nethat and locke were down...when I tried easynews it worked.  Third time's the charm.

Thanks!

Last edited by infinitycircuit (2007-07-25 18:45:51)

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