Thanks, It works fine now. When I am using http://ftp.debian.org/debian in apt.
But ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian in apt is not working, nor ftp out to internet on the command line. Any ideas why http is working in apt, but ftp is not? Should ftp be configured more? Anyway, Philip, your answer helped in my problem: I can now use apt to install packages straight from internet. Thanks. RAK ---------- From: Philip Lo To: karolri Subject: Re: ftp via proxy? Date: 6. Mayta 1999 23:09 It's easy. You just need to insert these lines to your /etc/profile file: export http_proxy=http://your-proxy-server:port/ export ftp_proxy=http://your-proxy-server:port/ export news_proxy=http://your-proxy-server:port/ You should be able to find the ip address or hostname & port number for the proxy server from your Netscape config file. Philip Karola Risto wrote: > Hi, > > We have here a LAN with full of Windows PCs. My secondary PC is the only > Linux machine in the LAN, and it has served well as an intraner server. And > as a toy for myself. > > I tried to use apt for installing some new packages into it, but ftp (nor > http) didn't work. My question is how Debian or ftp (or rftp?) should be set > up to get apt using ftp? > > The Windows machines use Winsock to get through to internet. Netscape in the > Linux box is somehow able to make ftp connections into internet via the > proxy. So I would like to set up normal ftp command to use the same scheme > as Netscape. How? > > Thanks > > RAK > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
