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gnome-nettool package

How can I open a port, perhaps using Net Tools

Asked by Henry Hightower

I tried to use the Update package and it fails with an error message:
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Failed to fetch http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/Release.gpg Could not connect to 192.168.2.1:8080 (192.168.2.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
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The IP address is the address of my wireless router for my LAN, not the IP address of my computer as assigned by DHCP on the public side of the router . . . which seems strange to me. But Firefox is working fine on the same machine.

Should I be able to find the currently-assigned IP address in NetTools; something like the DOS ipconfig function?

Should I do something to open port 8080, or am I looking in the wrong place?

Henry

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Try to set some environment variables.

$ export http_proxy=http://192.168.2.1:8080/
$ apt-get update

Also have a look at this link please

http://blog.mypapit.net/2006/02/how-to-use-apt-get-behind-proxy-server-ubuntudebian.html

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