connection failing

[nepal]

On Sunday 02 December 2007, Karl wrote:
> nepal wrote:
> > I have a new installation of 7.10.
> >
> > I can run a browser and browse the internet.
> >
> > If I run the install programs manager and it tries to
> > make a connection to a mirror, the connection just
> > fails every time I try. I have had problems with other
> > linux distros and avahi (someone on another list told
> > me of a problem with this and some modem/routers which
> > includes the netgear dg632. The problem lay in names
> > not being translated into correct IP addresses ).
> >
> > Does anyone understand what I'm talking about and can
> > help me fix this please?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > nepal.
>
> Since you can browse the web I doubt that the problem is
> name resolution.  Try installing a package with the
> command "sudo apt-get install ??" where ?? is the name of
> the package, and post the output to the list.
>
> Karl

I have tried what you suggest and below is the terminal 
output
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nepal at nepal-kub:~$ sudo apt-get install knowit
[sudo] password for nepal:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed
  knowit
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 39 not 
upgraded.
Need to get 156kB of archives.
After unpacking 623kB of additional disk space will be used.
Err http://ubuntu.virginmedia.com gutsy/universe knowit 
0.10-0ubuntu1
  Could not connect to ubuntu.virginmedia.com:80 
(1.0.0.0). - connect
(101 Network is unreachable)
Failed to fetch
http://ubuntu.virginmedia.com/archive/pool/universe/k/knowit/knowit_0.10-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
 Could not connect to ubuntu.virginmedia.com:80 (1.0.0.0). - 
connect
(101 Network is unreachable)
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update 
or try with
--fix-missing?
nepal at nepal-kub:~$
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nepal