Question about downloading Open Suse.

JohnT · External Since: Aug 08, 2007 Posts: 5

Hi,

Can anyone tell me why when I try to download from

http://software.opensuse.org/

the 32 bit version DVD via http, I get a 404 error when I do it from
Windows, but it works from Linux?

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John Hasler · External Since: Mar 25, 2004 Posts: 1319

> Can anyone tell me why when I try to download from

> http://software.opensuse.org/

> the 32 bit version DVD via http, I get a 404 error when I do it from
> Windows...

Using what browser?

> ...but it works from Linux?

Using what browser?
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JohnT · External Since: Aug 08, 2007 Posts: 5

On 2007-08-08, John Hasler <john.DeleteThis@dhh.gt.org> wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me why when I try to download from
>
>> http://software.opensuse.org/
>
>> the 32 bit version DVD via http, I get a 404 error when I do it from
>> Windows...
>
> Using what browser?

IE
>
>> ...but it works from Linux?
>
> Using what browser?

Firefox

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spike1 · External Since: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 1611

JohnT <jtlinux1.TakeThisOut@ooyah.ca> did eloquently scribble:
> On 2007-08-08, John Hasler <john.TakeThisOut@dhh.gt.org> wrote:
>>> Can anyone tell me why when I try to download from
>>
>>> http://software.opensuse.org/
>>
>>> the 32 bit version DVD via http, I get a 404 error when I do it from
>>> Windows...
>>
>> Using what browser?

> IE

Bad proxy perhaps?

>>
>>> ...but it works from Linux?
>>
>> Using what browser?

> Firefox

Good proxy (or no proxy setting) perhaps?
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Hans-Peter Diettrich · External Since: Jul 22, 2007 Posts: 18

JohnT wrote:

> On 2007-08-08, John Hasler <john DeleteThis @dhh.gt.org> wrote:
>
>>>Can anyone tell me why when I try to download from
>>
>>>http://software.opensuse.org/
>>
>>>the 32 bit version DVD via http, I get a 404 error when I do it from
>>>Windows...
>>
>>Using what browser?
>
>
> IE

No problem here, using IE7.

>>>...but it works from Linux?
>>
>>Using what browser?
>
>
> Firefox

What if you use Firefox in Windows (which Windows?)

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