This has not happened to me in a while, but I can confirm having experienced the same thing. Select Best Server chose tds.net as best server based on ping, without afterwards checking if it was a valid and updated repo. I checked the address in firefox and it's not an actual server (no packages).
I have also gotten stuck while pinging servers such as ftp.tu- chemnitz.de (177/185) or stf.if.usp.br (191/201). I recommend better filtering through IP geo-location to cut down on the number of servers pinged, as well as testing these mirrors for content. -- GUTSY: synaptic select best server chooses repository without Gutsy packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126148 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
