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* Not starting the line with <font color="green">Server =</font color>
* Not starting the line with <font color="green">Server =</font color>


Where a server address has been unhashed in the table, you must therefore ensure that the server download speed listed at the end of the line is removed - including the dots ('...') -, otherwise pacman will think that this is part of the actual internet address. In addition, you must also ensure that the line begins with 'Server =', otherwise pacman will not know what the address is for.
Where a server address has been unhashed in the table, you must therefore ensure that the server download speed listed at the end of the line is removed - including the dots ('...') -, otherwise pacman will think that this is part of the actual internet address. In addition, you must also ensure that the line begins with 'Server =', otherwise pacman will not know what the address is for. '''A much simpler solution is to replace any hashes removed from the beginning of any lines in the table, and use the servers listed for you at the bottom.''' The fastest servers will have been automatically chosen, anyway.
 
{{tip|'''A much simpler solution''' is to replace any hashes removed from the beginning of any lines in the table, and just use the servers listed for you at the bottom. The fastest servers will have been automatically chosen anyway.}}
 


Otherwise, if you had previously copied and pasted one or more addresses and/or typed them out manually, check to ensure that they are listed fully and correctly. A single missing or wrong character will be entirely enough to prevent pacman from connecting. Once your amendments have been completed:
Otherwise, if you had previously copied and pasted one or more addresses and/or typed them out manually, check to ensure that they are listed fully and correctly. A single missing or wrong character will be entirely enough to prevent pacman from connecting. Once your amendments have been completed: