I get # yum info yum Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base retrygrab() failed for: ftp://moni.msci.memphis.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/2/i386/os/headers/header.info Executing failover method failover: out of servers to try Error getting file ftp://moni.msci.memphis.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/2/i386/os/headers/header.info [Errno 4] IOError: [Errno ftp error] (113, 'No route to host') I get the following clue when I use ncftp: # ncftp moni.msci.memphis.edu NcFTP 3.1.6 (Aug 25, 2003) by Mike Gleason (http://www.NcFTP.com/contact/). Connecting to 141.225.11.87... Welcome to the FTP service on moni.msci at the University of Memphis. Logging in... Login successful. Logged in to moni.msci.memphis.edu. ncftp / > cd pub/fedora/linux/core/2/i386/os/headers/ Directory successfully changed. ncftp ...core/2/i386/os/headers > ls -l header.info connect failed: No route to host. Falling back to PORT instead of PASV mode. -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 111939 May 13 11:11 header.info The ftp server is running FC2 with vsftpd. Any advice appreciated. Mate -- --- Mate Wierdl | Dept. of Math. Sciences | University of Memphis Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html