Can't access packages.

[KingSteve032]

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7.3-release/Latest/

I am trying to download stuff from this so I put in the command and I get a can't access it at all. So I try to put the URL into my web browser and it never loads. So what is happening here? Is it me or the website?

 

[rusty]

Loads for me, what does pinging opera return?

ping -c 3 www.opera.com

The output of the following will help

ifconfig -a
netstat -rn

Do you have a nameserver set in /etc/resolv.conf?

 

[DutchDaemon]

That URL loads a list of 25,000+ packages (linkified). It takes a lot of time and processing in a web browser, but it will load.

 

[Beastie]

^ Exactly. But you better use the proper tools (ftp(1)):
% ftp ftp.freebsd.org
% cd pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7.3-release/Latest
% ls something*
% lcd local/directory
% get something...
etc.
% bye

 

[SirDice]

If the above works pkg_add should work too.

Please port any error messages you get when trying.