Re: [rhn-users] Updates server

["Alan R. Becker" <beckera mail-now com>]

Thanks all,
Don't know why it's different now, but it's working 
for me again.  The strange thing is this is all 
scripted, and I haven't messed with the scripts.  
Hm . . .

I do have RHN subscriptions for a number of servers, 
but that has never (to my knowledge) influenced access 
to the updates ftp server.  You are absolutely correct 
about the access and bandwidth limitations when 
attempting to connect to RHN for updating under a demo
account.  I have seen this myself, and it did not 
matter whether the rpms were being downloaded or 
pulled off a CD or whatever.   Traditionally, the 
ftp updates site has been open for anyone anywhere. 
After all, that is where we got updates before RHN existed.
A. Becker


> "John Vedsegaard" <taform c dk> wrote:
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Alan R. Becker" <beckera mail-now com>
> > To: <rhn-users redhat com>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 2:42 AM
> > Subject: [rhn-users] Updates server
> > 
> > 
> > > I have, for several days, attempted unsuccessfully to 
> > > contact the RedHat updates server (ftp://updates.redhat.com). 
> > > It has been my practice to download the updates to a local 
> > > storage server, where I can access them via network, or 
> > > burn a CD, whatever.  This conserves both my bandwidth 
> > > and RedHat's, and allows me to reasonably maintain servers 
> > > that don't have a broadband connection (some are as low 
> > > as a 33.6Kb modem).  
> > > 
> > > I just completed another test where I went to my storage
> > > server and attempted to contact updates.redhat.com via 
> > > ftp (no go), ping (nada), and then used command-line 
> > > up2date to initiate some needed updates.	Watching 
> > > /var/spool/up2date while the update was progressing, 
> > > I saw rpms being downloaded from RedHat, and I could 
> > > log into RHN from a browser, so I know that RHN is 
> > > not down.  I also checked DNS and updates.redhat.com 
> > > is still there.
> > > 
> > > I searched RedHat's site for any announcement regarding 
> > > the updates server, to no avail.
> > > 
> > > Is the Redhat updates site temporarily down, or is it 
> > > another victim of a business plan change??	If temporary, 

> > > when should it be back on the air?	Do I need to look 
> > > for a mirror to supply these rpms??  What is happening 
> > > with this resource??
> > > 
> > > A. Becker
> > > 
> > > 
> > I dont know why you have problems, but it sure works.
> > By the way, if you have the "demo version" like myself, there is
> limeted bandwitdh and from time ti time the server will not let you
> in.
> > 
> > John Vedsegaard
> > 
> > > 
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