[rhn-users] Need some help

[John Wirt]

After two months of trying to download and install updates using the RedHat network, I am about ready to wipe out Linux and install Windows XP.  Could someone please answer this quesiton.

There are 370 packages that need to be downloaded and installed on my Enterprise v3 Intel EMT64T system.

I have managed to schedule several of the packages for download but they never arrive and they are never installed. What does the "scheduling" of a download mean? When will the packages be installed?

When I log into the RHN, the Errata tab appears. So I presume that my system is registered and I am entitled to downloads.

The RHN System Summary fior my system says that
   Total Systems = 1
   Out of date systems = 1
   Inactive system = 1

My system is apparently not "checking in" to the RedHat network. To find out, I followed the procedure in FAQ#15. I executed this command,

     telnet xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com 443 

The response that I got was 
 
     Connection closed by foreign host. <<=====

What does this mean? What should I do about it?

John Wirt