ubuntu 18.04 apt-get upgrade problem "redirection loop encountered."

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192.119.223.46 resolves to 192-119-223-46.client.mchsi.com.

mchsi.com belongs to Mediacom. If you are a Mediacom customer it means they are hijacking your traffic and sending it somewhere it shouldn't go.

I would try a traceroute to us.archive.ubuntu.com and see where it diverts.

I would also try using a free DNS server like Google's 8.8.8.8 or Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1.


I just got this error. I initially thought the message meant sudo apt-get update --fix-missinguntil I triedsudo apt-get upgrade--fix-missing