On Sun, 18 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Graham Percival wrote:
>
> > Really? I've never had problems installing crypto RPMs on my
> > masq'ed internal network. Maybe you configured your NAT / firewall
> > incorrectly.
>
> Same problem even with the gateway machine firewall taken down
> (except for masquerading).
>
> Error box is:
>
> An error occurred
> Net::FTP: Bad peer adddress ...propagated.
>
> The install then loops around repeatedly trying the crypto
> download. I have to hit a lower star to recover.
>
> This occurs on any choice of mirror, and is quite uninformative to me
> on what the error was and what needs to be done to fix it.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Ron. [AU] - sent by Mandrake Linux.
To suggest a possible reason....
Active vs passive ftp--I think the install is using Active FTP port commands
at that point.. I have experienced the same when behind a masquerading
firewall. And I don't use anything beyond the three-line masquerade for my
firewalling (plus a few recognition-and-response daemons of my own devising,
which I had turned off),
Civileme
