[rhn-users] Need some help

[Ray Stell]

what's the firewall config?


On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 01:34:52AM -0400, John Wirt wrote:
> 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    Out of date systems = 1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
> 
> 
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