microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

DNS or Network Problem

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Description

Brief description of your issue

We have package loss and network looping to reach cdn.winget.microsoft.com .

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Steps to reproduce

Test "tracert -d cdn.winget.microsoft.com" and "ping cdn.winget.microsoft.com"

Expected behavior

Looping tracert to same IP, ping timout, or package loss.

Actual behavior

Looping

Environment
winget install -e --id Git.Git --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

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First steps

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Research direction

Start by running the reported tracert -d cdn.winget.microsoft.com and ping cdn.winget.microsoft.com checks, then reproduce the failure with the provided winget install command. Done would require identifying and resolving the looping route or packet loss, but the issue does not identify a repository file or test to change.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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