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sensen_jessica
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 5
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Posted: Fri 02 Sep 2005, 03:27 Post subject:
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hi,
i am trying to use getpup in my office but i am behind a firewall. how do i set proxy for puppy? in dsl it is using export command in bash.rc. anything similar in puppy?
also, with gaim i cannot seem to login to msn in the office not sure why. maybe it is the same issue.
also puppy rocks!!! wish it has dsl's looks though.......
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Lobster
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Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 15241 Location: Paradox Realm
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Posted: Fri 02 Sep 2005, 03:33 Post subject:
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You can change the way puppy looks with the icewm and fluxboxwm (wm = windows manager) once you are able to bypass your firewall. Also KDE window manager is on the way as a pupget . . .
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GuestToo
Puppy Master
Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078
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Posted: Fri 02 Sep 2005, 09:06 Post subject:
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PupGet uses wget to download the package
if you chose to download from the nluug.nl site, there should be no problems, because it is an http website that uses http protocol, port 80
that is, if you can see web pages in your browser, then PupGet should work
if you choose to download from ibiblio.org, it uses ftp protocol, and you might have firewall problems
you can download the packages from here anyway, using your web browser, and install the package as an alien package
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/puppylinux/pupget_packages-1/
you download dotpup files with your browser, then click them, so there should be no problem with dotpups
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sensen_jessica
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 5
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Posted: Fri 02 Sep 2005, 12:42 Post subject:
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is there a way to tell pupget package manager as to where to get the packages? i mean tell it to go to ftp site or http site? thanks.....
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GuestToo
Puppy Master
Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078
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Posted: Fri 02 Sep 2005, 15:57 Post subject:
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i am running Puppy 1.0.5 alpha 2 right now
i have not used pupget much
i looked in the pupget script, and it seems to ask you where you want to download from, ibilio or nluug.nl
pupget in earlier versions might be different
you should still be able to download the packages using the browser, and install as a local package, it should be about as easy
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rarsa

Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 3053 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Sat 03 Sep 2005, 01:10 Post subject:
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sensen_jesica,
Puppy does not have multiple mirrors for the pupgets as other distributions have.
So you have to use the servers listed in the pupget.
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puppian

Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 538 Location: PuppyLand
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Posted: Sat 03 Sep 2005, 06:56 Post subject:
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GuestToo wrote: | i am running Puppy 1.0.5 alpha 2 right now
i have not used pupget much
i looked in the pupget script, and it seems to ask you where you want to download from, ibilio or nluug.nl
pupget in earlier versions might be different |
I can never download packages using pupget too. Both browser and gftp work fine. So there should be no problem accessing ftp sites.
"ERROR: 11 IS UNREACHABLE!
...are you connected to the Internet?
...maybe that site is down? Try another."
Why is it?
I'm using Puppy 1.0.3, Morizot Firewall and Intel 536 modem with Intel's driver (I load it using insmod -f and a few lines of other commands).
GuestToo wrote: | you should still be able to download the packages using the browser, and install as a local package, it should be about as easy |
That's what I usually do, but that could be confusing and perhaps disappointing to newbies when they use puppy for the first time
And sensen_jessica, at the mean time you can download your package somewhere (eg, /root/) and choose 'local' instead of 'ibiblio.org' and 'nluug.nl' when asked where you want to download the file.
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GuestToo
Puppy Master
Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078
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Posted: Sat 03 Sep 2005, 12:04 Post subject:
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pupget in 1.0.5 alpha 2 is probably different
it asks where you want to download from:
http://tinypic.com/dbp91v.jpg
it downloads:
http://tinypic.com/dbpair.jpg
everything is ok:
http://tinypic.com/dbpb0p.jpg
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Guest
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Posted: Sat 03 Sep 2005, 13:19 Post subject:
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when i use pupget:
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it asks where i want to download from |
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5.96 KB |
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3869 Time(s) |

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the download doesn't start no matter which button i click (ibiblio or nluug) and an error message is shown |
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6.93 KB |
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3929 Time(s) |

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puppian

Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 538 Location: PuppyLand
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Posted: Sat 03 Sep 2005, 13:21 Post subject:
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me above
btw it seems that no one is complaining about the same thing except me
perhaps only me have the problem...
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sensen_jessica
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 5
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Posted: Mon 05 Sep 2005, 01:21 Post subject:
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thanks for all the suggestions and inputs. i have tried choosing either the ftp or http site in the office but it just doesnt work. i have set proxy for mozilla and i am able to browse in the office. but i guess getpup needs a global proxy setting. like in dsl you can do this by changing bash.rc file and do an export proxy.
in any case i can always do the alien package thing. so there is a way around it.
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Bruce B
Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 11488 Location: The Peoples Republic of California
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Posted: Mon 05 Sep 2005, 02:06 Post subject:
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there are enviroment settings and .wgetrc settings, but even if all this were set correctly, there is no gaurantee that it will work, depending on the firewall restrictions and proxy services available.
pupget allows you to get your pups from anywhere on the local filesystem including cdrom thereby side-stepping the firewall and proxy.
you can download the pupgets and burn them to cdrom if you want.
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GuestToo
Puppy Master
Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078
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Posted: Mon 05 Sep 2005, 03:07 Post subject:
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sorry, i was just thinking about the firewall part
what you really wanted to know was the proxy part
pupget downloads using wget
so all you need to do is configure wget to use your proxy
if you make a file in /root called .wgetrc (a hidden file because of the dot), you can put your proxy configuration in it ... some thing like:
http_proxy = 127.0.0.1:8118
ftp_proxy = 127.0.0.1:8118
of course, changing the ip and port to the values you need to use ... your proxy may have a name instead of ip numbers
i think you can also set a user name and password if necessary
proxy_user = string
proxy_passwd = string
if you can access web pages with your browser, then if you configure wget to use the same proxy, then pupget and wget should also work
i don't use an external proxy, but i tested .wgetrc with my Privoxy proxy, and it seems to work ok
see: http://tinyurl.com/828kk
and: http://tinyurl.com/djt23
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Bruce B
Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 11488 Location: The Peoples Republic of California
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Posted: Mon 05 Sep 2005, 04:07 Post subject:
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BTW - If the firewall - proxy combination doesn't allow for FTP, you would want to choose nluug.nl
nluug.nl is http
ibiblio is ftp
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Bruce B
Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 11488 Location: The Peoples Republic of California
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Posted: Mon 05 Sep 2005, 04:19 Post subject:
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Thinking more about it - I'd say that error 10 and 11 is generated by a failure of the ping command to get a response.
It seems to me that even IF all your configurations were correct AND IF the ping command failed you'd still be in the error loop.
AND - It seems to me by method of logical deduction, based on what you've already reported, the firewall is not permitting ping through.
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