Apt-get stalls on cable cable connection
I'm new to Knoppix and Debian. Do you have any idea why apt-get stalls randomly, after accessing a certain amount of mirrors when doing "apt-get update"? The only way out is to Ctrl-C and then repeat, but it happens again, so "apt-get update" is practically unusable for me.
I did a thorough web search on combinations of apt-get, TCP, stall, stalls, stalling, etc., but nothing really came out, except that certain cable internet providers seem to have "broken software".
My IP is received via DHCP.
The interesting thing is that my internet access using other applications under Knoppix has no problems.
Aso, apt-get install [someapp] works without problems. Probably the stalling problems stem from the fact that doing "apt-get update" involves making too many outgoing connections in a certain way or in a short time. Perhaps someone would have a clue? What configuration options could potentially influence this positively?
I had the same apt-get stalling out problem
I fixed the problem by exchanging ftp.de.debian.org in the etc/apt/sources.list file with the following:
ftp2.de.debian.org
The reason for the stall was that ftp.de.debian.org was not a functioning server (at least when I attempted to access it from my computer!)