[ubuntu-za] ubuntu.mirror.ac.za 111 connection refused

[David Robert Lewis]

Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote:
> Hi David
>
> David Robert Lewis wrote:
>   
>> Any ideas why this is happening?
>>
>>  Could not connect to ubuntu.mirror.ac.za:80 (155.232.191.230). - 
>> connect (111 Connection refused)
>>     
>
> mirror.ac.za is having problems. Symmetria will probably explain why it
> happened tomorrow. You could replace http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
> with ftp://ftp.is.co.za/mirror/ftp.ubuntu.com/archive/ubuntu/ in your
> /etc/apt/sources.list until the problem is solved.
>
> -Jonathan
>
>   
Thanks. Thought it might have something to do with the 
Telkom-Vodacom-Cosatu feud this day being world telecoms day :-)