Hi all, I’m looking for insight into a problem I’ve been having with updating, and refreshing and downloading from repos, since I installed Leap.
When I open the software management on Yast or use zypper, it gives me this:
Download (curl) error for ‘http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/non-oss/content’:
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Failed to connect to download.opensuse.org port 80: Network is unreachable
(That is one example. It has happened with every repo)
I searched and discovered that ipv6 may be the issue, so I tried disabling it in various ways, eg NetworkManager, or as suggested here networking - Unable to connect repositories in openSUSE leap? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange. These didn’t seem to help, and I was beginning to think it was serious and I’d have to go back to 13.1 or something else. Then in my frustration I discovered that the repos would work, but only if I spammed the ‘retry’ button for bit. Now I’m really confused! Is it possible the program ‘gives up’ too easily? The error usually returns instantly after I hit ‘retry’, until I’ve hit it about 10-20 times, and then it will load fine.
Some other info:
-I have tried a reinstall, with no effect.
-I ran 13.1 on the same machine, and router, with no problem like this (but I did upgrade my hard drive)
-It happens in Yast exactly as it does in zypper. The updater also fails to connect. It happens when refreshing and when downloading packages.
-I haven’t noticed any repo fail more than others. It seems random, and on rare occasions the list will refresh with no errors at all.
-Looking at the router config, I reckon that ipv6 isn’t working on it (‘Status: connecting’). I live in Vietnam, so maybe not the router’s problem? This is a country that until recently had regular major internet brownouts (knock on wood those sharks don’t come back).
-Connection speed is good, once it’s connected
-My browsers can all access the repos
Any ideas would be appreciated. My button finger is getting pretty sore!