On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:35:39 +0000, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ahmed Abdel-Aliem wrote: > > well, i don't use a proxy at the moment, > > this is a direct connection > > should i use a proxy to solve it or what ? > > Can you retrieve either of the following files using your regular browser? > http://fedora.redhat.com/download/up2date-mirrors/fedora-core-3 > http://fedora.redhat.com/download/up2date-mirrors/updates-released-fc3 > > These are what up2date appears to be having problems with. > > I only asked about the proxy because I thought you might be behind a > firewall that was blocking your attempted connection to fedora.redhat.com. > well, i tried to access the two links from the web browser and they worked with no problems at all. i still don't see the reason prventing the update -- Ahmed Abdel-Aliem Web Developer www.ApexScript.com 0101108551