Curl Error (6) when trying to install a game

[#1]

Bill, the screenshot in your original post says 'Couldn't resolve host name'. Having re-read that post though, you say this error occurs midway through the download process, which suggests (to me, and I'm not an networking expert), that the error is caused by a call the download makes to some other source.

Unfortunately, much as I'd like to resolve this for you, this is way outside my zone of knowledge and I could end up causing even more grief if I tried to go into areas that I have no knowledge/experience of.

[#2]

Hi John, ok no worries.  Thanks for chipping in anyway.

Bill

[#3]

PN connection

ICMP-based trace (which likely indicates the underlying OS)

Tracing route to www.digitalcombatsimulator.com [93.115.211.146]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.2.17
  2     2 ms     1 ms     1 ms  172.16.16.161
  3     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  4     6 ms     6 ms     6 ms  140.hiper04.sheff.dial.plus.net.uk [195.166.143.140]
  5     7 ms     7 ms     6 ms  peer2-et3-1-5.slough.ukcore.bt.net [62.172.103.222]
  6     8 ms     8 ms     8 ms  linx-1.init7.net [195.66.224.175]
  7     8 ms     7 ms     8 ms  linx-2.init7.net [195.66.236.175]
  8    19 ms    19 ms    19 ms  r2fra3.core.init7.net [5.180.134.19]
  9    20 ms    19 ms    19 ms  r1fra3.core.init7.net [5.180.135.128]
 10    33 ms    19 ms    19 ms  r1fra2.core.init7.net [5.180.135.130]
 11    20 ms    19 ms    19 ms  r2fra2.core.init7.net [5.180.135.127]
 12    24 ms    24 ms    24 ms  5-180-134-46.init7.net [5.180.134.46]
 13    25 ms    24 ms    25 ms  r2zrh2.core.init7.net [82.197.168.34]
 14    25 ms    24 ms    24 ms  r1glb1.core.init7.net [5.180.135.161]
 15    24 ms    24 ms    25 ms  r1zrh6.core.init7.net [82.197.168.222]
 16    24 ms    34 ms    24 ms  gw-nine.init7.net [77.109.135.6]
 17    24 ms    24 ms    31 ms  178.209.63.118
 18    46 ms    36 ms    49 ms  109-106-19-246.static.xelon.ch [109.106.19.246]
 19    33 ms   142 ms    28 ms  109-106-19-250.static.xelon.ch [109.106.19.250]
 20    28 ms    27 ms    28 ms  www.digitalcombatsimulator.com [93.115.211.146]

Trace complete.

[#4]

Thanks greygit1. But unfortunately I'm not sure what I am supposed to get from that?

[#5]

@BugPilot 

Have you checked you are using the latest version of DCS updater?

Take a look at this link https://updates.digitalcombatsimulator.com/ 

[#6]

@Dan_the_Van  yes, I was.  I wiped my computer and tried to install DCS with only windows 11 installed.  The reason I am thinking it maybe a plusnet thing is that it works ok from behind a VPN.  The vast majority of DCS players get updates etc ok.  As did I until recently.  And the only thing that has changed is I have upgraded FTTC to FTTP.  There are a scattering of others with same problem going back a few years here and there.  For me, it happens with the larger updates mid-way through, almost like a timed out thing.

Thanks for your input.