On Thursday 27 March 2008, Gavin Seddon wrote: > Hello, > I have inst. gtoo on a workstation at work. But portage complains > '-14:24:52-- > ftp://cudlug.cudenver.edu/pub/mirrors/distributions/gentoo/distfile >s/gcc-3.3.6-patches-1.4.tar.bz2 => > `/usr/portage/distfiles/gcc-3.3.6-patches-1.4.tar.bz2' Resolving > cudlug.cudenver.edu... 132.194.22.137 > Connecting to cudlug.cudenver.edu|132.194.22.137|:21... failed: > Network is unreachable. > > >>> Downloading > > 'ftp://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/os/linux/gentoo/distfiles/gcc-3.3.6-p >atches-1.4.tar.bz2' --14:24:52-- > ftp://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/os/linux/gentoo/distfiles/gcc-3.3.6-pa >tches-1.4.tar.bz2 => > `/usr/portage/distfiles/gcc-3.3.6-patches-1.4.tar.bz2' Resolving > ftp.snt.utwente.nl... 130.89.175.1, 2001:610:1908:8000::175:1 > Connecting to ftp.snt.utwente.nl|130.89.175.1|:21... failed: > Network is unreachable. > Connecting to ftp.snt.utwente.nl|2001:610:1908:8000::175:1|:21...' > > This may be a 'medicine dept' firewall. > > I cannot ask Them to alter it. Will someone help pls? > Gavin.
Do you use a proxy for normal browsing? If so, you can set the proxy in /etc/wgetrc. Uwe -- Informal Linux Group Namibia: http://www.linux.org.na/ SysEx (Pty) Ltd.: http://www.SysEx.com.na/ -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
