I have seen several posts about a strange "feature" of Kubuntu where Adept and apt-get would frequently fail because they couldn't resolve the addresses of the repositories. Sometimes you just couldn't get apt-get to work at all. I was having this problem and it frustrated me. I had already determined that the problem had something to do with DNS and particularly with DNS using my ADSL connection (I could apt-get with my laptop at home with cable no problem, but from my office with ADSL, no go).
I think I have finally identified the actual culprit so I would like to identify it in the hopes that someone can figure out if it's a hardware bug or a software bug. The culprit is my Actiontec GT-701-WG ADSL modem/router. All the while I was having my problems, this thing was configured for PPPoA and was being used as a router. For various reasons, I changed it to be a dumb modem with no routing or other capabilities and as soon as I did that, the whole problem stopped. Now I don't have to constantly ping the repositories while running apt-get and everything works fine. If this information helps anyone pin point the bug .. . I mean "feature" .. please reply.
I think I have finally identified the actual culprit so I would like to identify it in the hopes that someone can figure out if it's a hardware bug or a software bug. The culprit is my Actiontec GT-701-WG ADSL modem/router. All the while I was having my problems, this thing was configured for PPPoA and was being used as a router. For various reasons, I changed it to be a dumb modem with no routing or other capabilities and as soon as I did that, the whole problem stopped. Now I don't have to constantly ping the repositories while running apt-get and everything works fine. If this information helps anyone pin point the bug .. . I mean "feature" .. please reply.
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