Opkg Update Error-message Failed To Download Http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/packages.gz, Wget Returned 1

[Mark4FanGer]

Hello Forums,

just playing arround with my mark4, (1.0.2 Firmware)

WiFi Pineapple Mark IV

Firmware version: 1.0.2

when issueing the command opkg update i recieve the following error-message:

root@Pineapple:~# opkg update

root@Pineapple:~# nano /etc/opkg.conf

root@Pineapple:~# opkg update

Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz.

wget: bad address 'downloads.openwrt.org'

Collected errors:

* opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 1.

root@Pineapple:~#

root@Pineapple:~#

my opkg.conf looks like this:

src/gz snapshots http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages
dest root /
dest ram /tmp
lists_dir ext /var/opkg-lists
dest root /
dest ram /tmp
lists_dir ext /var/opkg-lists
option overlay_root /overlay
dest usb /usb

any ideas?

have fun

[DAV]

can you ping out of the device?

[Whistle Master]

Do you connect the pineapple to the internet through its WAN port?

In that case, you just have to follow the instructions on the wiki to NAT it.

[CanadianTaco]

Collected errors:

* opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 1.

any ideas?

I had that error once. I forgot to set up Internet Connection Sharing

[singh763173]

I have the same issue - posted in another thread but got no response!

[telot]

Are you on OSX? Your symptoms sound very familiar to me. You have to do some tricks to get ICS working...for instance I can connect via ssh to my pineapple just fine and my victims have internet, but try and ping from the pineapple? Nothing. No opkg either. The process to get ICS working in OSX is detailed here: http://forums.hak5.org/index.php?showtopic=25889 - the reason I don't do that is because I also use my pineapple on other computers and cellular routers and I'm too lazy to change all my other computers to suit my mac.

telot

[Mark4FanGer]

Hello Forums,

i am not using a mac (shame on me!) for now just testet with a windows box.

i will check the internet-connection sharing and come back later (i am still at work)

regards :-)

[singh763173]

I dont think its an issue with ICS as I can confirm that this error occurs with it enabled. The pineapple can ping out and I can ping the pineapple.

I have full network connectivity - Could it be an issue with space? I believe this only started when the swap space was amended and the USB put in place

[singh763173]

I retract the above... I have a feeling its ICS - just checked again, cant ping out from pineapple but i can access the net on devices attached to it. Thought it might be a DNS issue so pinged the IP address of my dedicated server in another country and still nothing. Also re-flashed and the same occured. Not sure where to go from here.

Anyone?

[PineDominator]

I retract the above... I have a feeling its ICS - just checked again, cant ping out from pineapple but i can access the net on devices attached to it. Thought it might be a DNS issue so pinged the IP address of my dedicated server in another country and still nothing. Also re-flashed and the same occured. Not sure where to go from here.

Anyone?

I've had problems with my software firewall, found a setting deep inside to allow connection sharing.

[singh763173]

i gave up and went back to my linux box and updated and installed packages. worked flawlessly