> When you say "falls over" do you mean it hangs or do you mean it exits > with a traceback? [root@clee-taylor ~]# yum -y install xlockmore vpnc Setting up Install Process Setting up repositories updates-released 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 extras 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 freshrpms 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 Reading repository metadata in from local files Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Downloading header for vpnc to pack into transaction set. vpnc-0.3.3-2.x86_64.rpm 100% |=========================| 3.8 kB 00:02 ---> Package vpnc.x86_64 0:0.3.3-2 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for xlockmore to pack into transaction set. xlockmore-5.16-1.x86_64.r 100% |=========================| 5.1 kB 00:06 ---> Package xlockmore.x86_64 0:5.16-1 set to be updated --> Running transaction check Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: vpnc x86_64 0.3.3-2 extras 46 k xlockmore x86_64 5.16-1 extras 1.1 M Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 2 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 1.1 M Downloading Packages: (1/2): vpnc-0.3.3-2.x86_6 100% |=========================| 46 kB 00:29 (2/2): xlockmore-5.16-1.x 100% |=========================| 40 kB 00:31 http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/4/x86_64/xlockmore-5.1 6-1.x86_64.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out Trying other mirror. Error Downloading Packages: xlockmore - 5.16-1.x86_64: failure: xlockmore-5.16-1.x86_64.rpm from extras: [ Errno 256] No more mirrors to try. [root@clee-taylor ~]# > Get a tcpdump and strace of what's happening when it occurs, that will > help. Hate to show my newbieness, but what is the best command line to get a tcpdump and strace? ... My FC3-32/64 using yum have not given me these errors ... Mailed Lee