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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 16:38:38 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: testing accessibility to sources.redhat.com
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On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 08:44:47PM +0000, Don Sharp wrote:
>
>
>Elfyn McBratney wrote:
>> 
>> > This is a somewhat off topic item.
>> > I have been trying for the last three weeks to update my cygwin
>> > installation with setup.exe. Unfortunately I can't establish a connection.
>> 
>> Just a bit ;-)
>> 
>> > traceroute (from my linux firewall) and tracert from my NT box both show
>> > that the trace reaches a router somewhere in the USA and then falls down
>> > a black hole. MY ISP says it's not his problem because he's passed the
>> packets
>> > onward. Has anyone else, (particularly customers of blueyonder.co.uk),
>> > had any trouble reaching sources.redhat.com? Until recently I have had no
>> > difficulties updating.
>> 
>> Well I use blueyonder broadband, BT ADSL and Brrrrrrrr... Freeserve dial-up.
>> I have no problems connecting from either service to s.r.c .
>> 
>
>Thanks for letting me know it works for you.

Out of curiousity, what IP address are you seeing for sources.redhat.com?  The
server moved a few weeks ago.  The IP address should be: 66.187.233.205 .

cgf

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