Re: RH5.2 ftp install via proxy: does it work?

[Andy Kahn <kahn zk3 dec com>]

hi Noah,

On Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 12:59:46PM -0600, Noah I Rosenberg wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, Andy Kahn wrote:
> 
> > 	"I cannot log into machine: Unable
> > 	to lookup FTP server host name"
> 
> 	I had a -devil- of a time getting this to work. For some reason,
> it doesn't like to do ftp installs for machines outside of your subnet,
> AND it doesn't like to resolve domain names (mine didn't at least).
> 
> 	What I ended up having to do was downloading the entire ftp
> archive via ncftp to another linux box down the hall, putting it in THAT
> box's ftp server, and specifying that box's IP (not domain name), and
> FINALLY it connected and started (pant pant)

ah heck, to hell with this Redhat ftp install.  nothing seems to
work the way it looks like it might work.

i took a look at ncftp, and unfortunately, the firewall configuration
file for it reads:

# NOTE:  NcFTP does NOT support HTTP proxies that do FTP, such as "squid"
#        or Netscape Proxy Server.  Why?  Because you have to communicate with
#        them using HTTP, and this is a FTP only program.

and unfortunately, i believe that's the type of firewall i'm stuck
behind, so no go in that direction either. :(

thanks anyway for your suggestions,
--andy