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