SuSE Linux: Version 8.1
Your attempt to run YaST Online Update fails because the firewall in front of your machine does not allow active FTP. The error message suggests you select a different SuSE FTP or HTTP server.
YaST Online Update uses the program wget to retrieve patches from the SuSE server. The option
passive_ftp = on
must be set in wget's system-wide configuration file
/etc/wgetrc
To do this, open a console or an xterm and log in as root with the command su -
.
Edit the file with an ASCII editor, such as pico, and insert this option.
Alternatively, execute the following command as root:
rpm -Uhv http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/i586/yast2-packagemanager-2.6.36-2.i586.rpm
By means of this command, an update of YOU changing YOU's default value for passive ftp is installed via HTTP. If your machine is behind a proxy server, the following RPM options will also prove very useful:
--httpproxy
--httpport