[CentOS] can NOT update CENTOS use YUM

Mon Aug 10 13:26:46 UTC 2009
Ross Walker <rswwalker at gmail.com>

On Aug 10, 2009, at 8:56 AM, mcclnx mcc <mcclnx at yahoo.com.tw> wrote:

>
> I have No problem to use following comma nd:
>
> # wget -O - --progress=dot "http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=i386&repo=os 
> "
> --08:55:27--  http://mirrorlist.centos.org/? 
> release=5&arch=i386&repo=os
> Resolving mirrorlist.centos.org... 204.15.73.243, 72.232.223.58
> Connecting to mirrorlist.centos.org|204.15.73.243|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: unspecified [text/plain]
> Saving to: `STDOUT'

Maybe your firewall/proxy allows connections to *.centos.org, but not  
to the rest of the world?

-Ross