Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:29:26 +0800 From: James Lim <evilfry@sg.freebsd.org> To: Mark Yeck <y3k@gti.net>, Foldi Peter <ego_@freemail.hu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> Subject: Re: install ports behind a http proxy Message-ID: <01061120292600.12799@evilfry.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.010611071308.y3k@gti.net> References: <XFMail.010611071308.y3k@gti.net>
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Hi there, =09have you tried specifying the following variables in make.conf? #FTP_PROXY=3D 10.0.0.1:21 #HTTP_PROXY=3D 10.0.0.1:80 hope that helps On the last episode Monday 11 June 2001 19:13, Mark Yeck wrote: > On 11-Jun-01 Christoph Sold wrote: > > Foldi Peter schrieb: > >> I've got FreeBSD 4.3. I'm behind a http proxy. How can I get the > >> make to get things through this > >> proxy. I've found the file in /etc/defaults/ directory and I > >> gave the address of the proxy, > >> but the make can't connect to any sites. > > > > If you're located behind a http-only firewall, you have to > > contact the firewall administrator. Standard FreeBSD mirrors > > support only ftp install media. > > In the man page for fetch(3), there are environment variables for > using proxy servers, FTP_PROXY and HTTP_PROXY and HTTP_PROXY_AUTH, > though I've never gotten them to work through my proxy server. > Netscape can be used to ftp through http proxy servers. For ports, > I've been using netscape to download the files I need, and putting > them in /usr/ports/distfiles. > > -mark > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message --=20 Regards, James Lim http://sg.freebsd.org | http://www.bsd-geeks.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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