[Bug 198138] Re: Installer/wget is unable to retrieve files via a proxy

[Thomas Hotz]

Marking as confirmed because a patch is there.

** Changed in: apt-cacher (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Changed in: apt-cacher (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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Title:
  Installer/wget is unable to retrieve files via a proxy

Status in “apt-cacher” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “busybox” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: debian-installer

  Installer is unable to retrieve files from apt-proxy/apt-cacher style
  proxies using "hostname:port", despite the fact that the dialogs say
  that it's valid.

  1) Netbooted from /ubuntu/hardy/main/installer-sparc/20070308ubuntu31/images/sparc64/netboot/2.6/boot.img
  2) manually set "apt-proxy.company.com:9999" and "/ubuntu/" at the prompt for which repository to use

  The problem seems to stem from the fact that the installer's version
  of wget appears to be hobbled in some fashion:

  This is from a running i386 Hardy system on the same network:
  jbalders at testbox:~$ wget -q http://apt-proxy.company.com:9999/ubuntu//dists/hardy/Release -O - | grep ^Suite: | cut -d' ' -f 2
  hardy

  So, the proxy is definitely working, and none of my other machines
  have problems accessing it.

  This is from the shell on the netbooted system:
  ~ # wget -q http://apt-proxy.company.com:9999/ubuntu//dists/hardy/Release -O - | grep ^Suite: | cut -d' ' -f 2
  wget: no response from server
  ~ # wget -q http://192.168.1.20:9999/ubuntu//dists/hardy/Release -O -
  wget: no response from server

  It can get to the server from the netbooted system if I drop the port:
  ~ # wget -q http://192.168.1.20/ubuntu//dists/hardy/Release -O -
  wget: server returned error 404: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
  (note that port 80 is just a plain web sever, no Ubuntu packages, so the 404 is normal)

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