Re: Can't get list of download sites

[Soh Kok Hong <kokhong at post1 dot com>]

Hi,

Thank you for your help.  I found that using the "Use IE5 Settings" 
connection mode works.  Performing a packet trace shows that this mode 
adds a bit more text in the HTTP transactions:

GET /cygwin/mirrors.lst HTTP/1.1\r\n
If-Modified-Since: <deleted>\r\n
If-None-Match: <deleted>\r\n
User-Agent: Cygwin Setup\r\n
Host: sources.redhat.com\r\n
Connection: Keep-Alive\r\n
\r\n

My question would be why offer "Direct Connection" if it is not going to 
work?

Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Soh Kok Hong wrote:
>
>  
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I seem to be having problem with running setup.exe because it says
> > "Can't get the list of download sites.".  This is what I've found so far:
> >
> > 1. I can use my mozilla browser to access
> > http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst
> >
> > 2. Performed a packet trace on setup.exe and found the following HTTP
> > transaction by setup.exe:
> >
> > GET /cygwin/mirrors.lst HTTP/1.0\r\n
> > Host: sources.redhat.com\r\n
> > \r\n
> >
> > and remote site reset the TCP link.
> >
> > 3. I ran "telnet sources.redhat.com 80" and executed the above
> > instructions and it failed as expected
> >
> > 4. I then tried the telnet again with the following instructions:
> >
> > GET /cygwin/mirrors.lst HTTP/1.0\r\n
> > Host: sources.redhat.com\r\n
> > User-Agent: cygwin
> > \r\n
> >
> > And it works!
> >
> > P.S. I do not use a web proxy and I don't think my ISP uses a
> > transparent proxy.
> >    
>
> Make sure you didn't install and run any firewall software.  Also, try the
> "Use IE5 Settings" connection mode in setup.
>
>  
>
> > I suggest that the setup.exe program be fixed so that the download can work.
> >    
>
> Feel free to check out the sources (for instructions see
> <http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html>) and send in a patch.
> <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC>.
> 	Igor
>  

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