Package: apt Version: 0.7.14+b1 Followup-For: Bug #462866 Hi,
I also experienced such problem with ftp servers using apt, aptitude or bare ftp clients. This is related to TCP timeout setting on your router (most likely) or at you ISP. The problem with ftp is during data transfert, nothing is sent to the control channel. This can cause connection to expire on your router connection tracking table if timeout is set too low. There are thee solutions to this problem : 1) Increase your TCP timeout 2) Use TCP Keepalive 3) Use ftp client with some keep alive method There is an howto about the kernel settings but the ftp client has to support it. http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/TCP-Keepalive-HOWTO/ Otherwise, some ftp clients like lftp or filezilla have an option to regularly send NOOP command on the control channel to prevent disconnection. I would like to know whether apt, aptitude have such an option or support TCP keepalive. Regards, Laurent -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "1"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Acquire ""; APT::Acquire::Translation "environment"; APT::Cache-Limit "16777216"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*"; APT::Default-Release "lenny"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Log "var/log/apt"; Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- #deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main contrib non-free deb ftp://ftp.debian.skynet.be/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.skynet.be/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free #deb ftp://ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.be/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.be/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free #deb ftp://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free #deb ftp://ftp.be.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.be.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb ftp://security.debian.skynet.be/debian-security/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free #deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib deb ftp://ftp.debian.skynet.be/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib non-free deb file:/home/lgrawet debs/ -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=fr_BE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_BE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2008.04.16+nmu1 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a ii libc6 2.7-14 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> (no description available) ii aptitude 0.4.11.10-1lenny1 terminal-based package manager ii bzip2 1.0.5-1 high-quality block-sorting file co ii dpkg-dev 1.14.22 Debian package development tools ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in ii synaptic 0.62.1 Graphical package manager -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
