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Re: setup.exe fails to find mirrors


Dennis and I have been tracking this down off-list.

The culprit was Zone Alarm (v 2.6 - the free version), which Dennis had
installed, but was 'not running' since his network topology had changed
since his installing it. When Zone Alarm was started up, setup.exe was able
to access the mirror list and complete a normal insall.

For the archives,
Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Foreman" <dforeman@stny.rr.com>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@syncretize.net>; <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 10:52 PM
Subject: RE: setup.exe fails to find mirrors


> I have tried using setup.exe to download via direct, IE5 and proxy. All 3
> fail the same way. I am knowledgeable in using FTP, and am willing to try
to
> download the packages this way, but, as others have pointed-out, I
shouldn't
> have to, given that setup.exe is the stated "proper" method. It also
appears
> that using stand-alone FTP is a 'caveat emptor' situation.
>
> I have also replaced setup.exe with a new download and that did not make a
> difference.
>
> regards,
> D. J. Foreman
> website: http://WWW.CS.Binghamton.EDU/~foreman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Collins [mailto:robert.collins@syncretize.net]
> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 8:10 PM
> To: dforeman@stny.rr.com; cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: setup.exe fails to find mirrors
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Foreman" <dforeman@stny.rr.com>
> To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 5:10 AM
> Subject: setup.exe fails to find mirrors
>
>
> > I have tried for 2 days to get setup.exe to find the mirrors so it can
do
> > the downloads and it consistently reports the failure:
> > getUrlToStream-http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst. If I paste
> this
> > address into a browser, I do get the list.
> >
> > The error is instantaneous with clicking on Direct Connection+next. I am
> > using Windows XP Pro, behind a router. The FAQ says to check my
> connections.
> > They are OK. All my other internet access is OK.
> >
> > I searched this forum for "router download" and there were no relevant
> hits.
> > Since this is the "recommended" method of getting the cygwin packages,
can
> > someone help in getting it to work.
>
> Sure. Have you tried either of the other two connection methods (proxy,
IE5)
> ?
>
> Rob
>
>
>


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