(Replying to my own post) I am even more impressed now.
In YaST > Network services > Proxy (it was only found by scrolling down) I can set the proxy settings and authentication for YOU. (YaST Online Update) Works a treat. I am starting to lean towards recommending SUSE for the installfest. Does anyone know how big the folder is if we were to copy it and make it available for local FTP installations? Regards, Robert -----Original Message----- From: Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 2004 9:53 a.m. To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: SUSE demonstration, and procmail No, perhaps I should have been clearer. At work I need to get through the proxy server with a username and password but I am not succeeding. Regards, Robert -----Original Message----- From: InfoHelp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 2004 9:48 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SUSE demonstration, and procmail Looks like the SuSE proxy has been set up (& can't be found). Do you use one where you are, or should it be disabled now? I have had no probelms updating over my routed dialup network, using ftp/http - the German servers even worked, initially. Good Luck - did the 20MB kernal upgrade to 2.6.5-.. over the weekend - painless :-) Cheers Rik Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wrote: >Well I successfully installed SUSE 9.1 on a test laptop via ftp and the >jetstreamgames realm. > >I am quite impressed so far but I am currently frustrated at work because I >have not yet found a way to do the online updates (YOU - Yast Online >Updates) without getting a 407 proxy authentication error. > >I have followed the advice below to no avail. Any idea anyone? > >The YaST2 Online Update (YOU) needs a direct connection to the Internet. If >you connect via a proxy, this must be configured first: >* Open /etc/wgetrc with an editor of your choice. >* Enter this line: >* http_proxy = http://your_proxy:port/ >your_proxy stands for the name of your proxy machine and port is the port >number to which the proxy listens on the proxy machine. >In case you need to authenticate against your proxy, insert user name and >password in /etc/wgetrc, too: >proxy_user=user >proxy_passwd=password > > >Regards, Robert > > -- InfoHelp Services http://www.infohelp.co.nz/linux.html i686 2.4.20-8 RedHat Linux 9.0 - Gnome 2.2.0 - OpenOffice 1.0.2 - Mozilla Mail 1.2.1 [just SuSE firewall to setup & mail archive to transfer... new system]
