How do I diagnose this?

[bruce.labitt at autoliv.com]

> > Right now I am trying to figure out why yum and wget (http and ftp) 
fail.
> 
>   Can you describe the failure mode?  In other words, what happens?
> Do they fail immediately with an error message?  Sit there forever
> like they're trying, but never make progress? 

Sits there forever...  Well past my point of patience...

> Sit for a while and
> then give a message?  Note any messages you do get.
> 
> > When I first used my browser in linux, it challenged me.  I provided 
the
> > correct credentials and was able to access the net.
> 
>   That sounds like either (A1) an HTTP proxy server or (A2) a firewall
> doing HTTP interception.
> 

I have just run ntlmaps, which at least for the time being gives me wget. 
The price
I have to pay is an .wgetrc file.  In it is the redirection of wget to my 
proxy, which then
gets the company one through ntlmaps.  Seems to work, but there are a few 
troubling things, like having
passwords in the clear in the file server.cfg.  I hope to fiddle about 
with it so that requirement goes away. 

I'm lucky I am the master of my own machine :)  Linux is cool that way. 
Lot's of ways to
shoot myself in the foot. :0

Now how do I do yum?  edit yum.conf?

When I install Ubuntu, or some non-Red Hat distro, is it the same general 
proceedure?

> 
>   I would just say you've got a Linux computer which needs Internet
> access, and ask what kind of network connection and security
> mechanisms you need to be aware of.  They should be able to provide
> you with info on what they are doing, even if they "don't do Linux"
> themselves.
> 

I sent in a couple of questions to the remote site.  Hopefully they can 
answer.  However,
I think I am getting closer...

-Bruce
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