failed updates

[Frank]

On 07/12/13 07:25 PM, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
>
> Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> writes:
>> On 12/08/13 08:03, Frank wrote:
>>> Just tried to update my Fedora 19 with yum check-update. It seems
>>> every mirror has a problem:
>>>
>>> http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/fedora/linux/updates/19/i386/repodata/repomd.xml:
>>> [Errno -1] repomd.xml does not match metalink for updates
>>> Trying other mirror.
>>> ftp://mirror.nexicom.net/pub/fedora/linux/updates/19/i386/repodata/repomd.xml:
>>> [Errno 14] curl#7 - "Failed to connect to 2607:f1f0:1:3::2: Network
>>> is unreachable"
>>
>> Just updated my F19 system without incident.  But, I am on a IPv4 only
>> system and you're system seems to be using IPv6.  "2607:f1f0:1:3::2:
>> Network is unreachable".
>
> I do see that on my IPv6 systems whenever the stupid Netgear 3700v4
> router craps out after 2-4 days uptime and needs a reboot.  The Fedora
> machinery thinks IPv6 still works, but the packets never make it past
> the router, so every repo that advertises IPv6 connectivity fails.
>
> -wolfgang
>


    I don't **think** IPV6 is configured on this machine so I have no 
idea why YUM  is trying it.
Never had this problem before, then again computers are such a PITA.



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