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Re: Can't get list of download sites


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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