Maybe XP Firewall is blocking access to port 80. Maybe you need to list freshclam.exe as an exception.
HTH Lyall > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:clamav-win32- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R . > Sent: 6 November 2007 1:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [clamav-win32] problem to get updates > > Hi folks! > I think that Clamav is the best antivirus in the world! That's why I use > it on my work computer (Windows2000). > But I have a problem to download any database updates for ClamWin > version 0.91.2 on my home computer! > I have a direct connection to the internet and my browser works fine but > I can't reach any hosts from command line (however dns works fine) > My operation system is: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] > When I try to download database updates I get for all mirror-sites > following: > > Trying host database.clamav.net (217.147.29.149)... > nonblock_connect: connect(): fd=1804 errno=10061: Unknown error > Can't connect to port 80 of host database.clamav.net (IP: > 217.147.29.149) > ERROR: Can't download main.cvd from database.clamav.net > Giving up on database.clamav.net... > Update failed. Your network may be down or none of the mirrors listed in > freshclam.conf is working. Check > http://www.clamav.net/support/mirror-problem for possible reasons. > > > When I go to database.clamav.net (by name or by IP) by browser I can see > the web-site. > I have "direct connection" setup in the ClamWin Configure (all fields > are empty). > How to solve this problem! > Help!!!! > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-win32 _______________________________________________ http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-win32
