Unable to install via FTP

[Mathew Snyder]

Nope, didn't help :(

I'm able to get the NFS installation going but have also found that I'm
having the same problem with HTTP installations.  It, too, falls back to
the CD

Mathew

Richard Mayhew - Nashua Mobile Broadband Division wrote:
> Do you think it could be your firewall?
> 
> Try a iptables -F
> 
> And see if that helps? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mathew
> Snyder
> Sent: 14 November 2006 09:30 AM
> To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: Unable to install via FTP
> 
> I didn't get anything when I ran the installation steps.  I was able to
> FTP in from my workstation but even then nothing appeared in the output.
> 
> Mathew
> 
> Richard Mayhew - Nashua Mobile Broadband Division wrote:
>> Try
>>
>> Tcpdump -n 'port 21 and port 20'
>>
>> Or
>>
>> Tcpdump -n 'host IP.Address.Of.Remote.Host'
>>  
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com
>> [mailto:redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mathew 
>> Snyder
>> Sent: 14 November 2006 09:22 AM
>> To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
>> Subject: Re: Unable to install via FTP
>>
>> I did a 'tail -f xferlog' and it didn't indicate any connections or 
>> transfers of data.
>>
>> I don't really know how to use tcpdump.  I ran it and it was spitting 
>> out every single packet seen.  How do I tell it to look only for ftp 
>> packets?
>>
>> Mathew
>>
>> Richard Mayhew - Nashua Mobile Broadband Division wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does your FTP server log anything regarding this, if not, do you see 
>>> any traffic using a tcpdump to your host?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com
>>> [mailto:redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mathew 
>>> Snyder
>>> Sent: 14 November 2006 09:05 AM
>>> To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
>>> Subject: Re: Unable to install via FTP
>>>
>>> No, not kickstart.  Just a standard installation over the network 
>>> using the RHEL 4 disc 1 as the boot medium.  It should plop me down 
>>> into a text-mode anaconda session where I can go through the steps I 
>>> would use if I were installing from the CD just using the FTP server 
>>> as the source for all the packages.
>>>
>>> Mathew
>>>
>>> Richard Mayhew - Nashua Mobile Broadband Division wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> You might need to be a little more specific in what you are doing. 
>>>> I'm
>>>> gathering you are using a kickstart installation.
>>>> Could you perhaps paste your networking part of the kickstart
> config.
>>>> Are you using a normal boot CD or a Kickstart boot CD?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Richard
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com
>>>> [mailto:redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mathew
> 
>>>> Snyder
>>>> Sent: 14 November 2006 08:46 AM
>>>> To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
>>>> Subject: Unable to install via FTP
>>>>
>>>> I'm studying for the RHCT/E and have recently upgraded my testing 
>>>> server from RHEL3 to RHEL4.  I have the Redhat directory copied to 
>>>> /var/ftp/pub.  If I log in to ftp remotely I am successful and an ls
> 
>>>> lists pub.  If I change to pub I see Redhat.
>>>>
>>>> I have it configured to use anonymous logins.
>>>>
>>>> The problem arises when I attempt to perform an installation via
> FTP.
>>>> It used to be that if I couldn't establish a connection to the 
>>>> server
>>>> it would give me an error.  If it could connect but not find the 
>>>> necessary installation image it would tell me.  However now, it 
>>>> doesn't say anything.  It simply falls into an installation via CD 
>>>> asking me if I want to test the installation media.
>>>>
>>>> What am I missing?  Why is it not even bothering to connect to the 
>>>> FTP server and instead using local media?
>>>>
>>>> Mathew
>>>>
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