CPAN problem

P

p cooper

router root # perl -MCPAN -e 'install Net::SMTP'
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
LWP not available
CPAN: Net::FTP loaded ok
Fetching with Net::FTP:
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
Couldn't fetch 01mailrc.txt.gz from ftp.perl.org

Trying with "/usr/bin/lynx -source" to get
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz

Looking up ftp.perl.org
Making FTP connection to ftp.perl.org
Can't Access `ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailr
c.txt.gz'
Alert!: Unable to access document.

lynx: Can't access startfile

System call "/usr/bin/lynx -source "ftp://ftp.perl.org/pu
b/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz" > /root/.cpan/sources/au
thors/01mailrc.txt"
returned status 1 (wstat 256)
Warning: expected file [/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mai
lrc.txt.gz] doesn't exist

Trying with "/usr/bin/wget -O -" to get
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
--19:17:06-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailr
c.txt.gz
=> `-'
Resolving ftp.perl.org... done.
Connecting to ftp.perl.org[192.35.244.50]:21... connected
..
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/CPAN/authors ... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR 01mailrc.txt.gz ...
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying.

--19:18:10-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailr
c.txt.gz
(try: 2) => `-'
Connecting to ftp.perl.org[192.35.244.50]:21... connected
..
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/CPAN/authors ... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR 01mailrc.txt.gz ...
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying.

and 20- further tries

Not sure where to start sorting it out
IIRC ive installed other stuff with CPAN with no problem
 
U

user

p said:
router root # perl -MCPAN -e 'install Net::SMTP'
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
LWP not available
CPAN: Net::FTP loaded ok
Fetching with Net::FTP:
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
Couldn't fetch 01mailrc.txt.gz from ftp.perl.org

Trying with "/usr/bin/lynx -source" to get
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz

Looking up ftp.perl.org
Making FTP connection to ftp.perl.org
Can't Access `ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailr
c.txt.gz'
Alert!: Unable to access document.

lynx: Can't access startfile

System call "/usr/bin/lynx -source "ftp://ftp.perl.org/pu
b/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz" > /root/.cpan/sources/au
thors/01mailrc.txt"
returned status 1 (wstat 256)
Warning: expected file [/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mai
lrc.txt.gz] doesn't exist

Trying with "/usr/bin/wget -O -" to get
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
--19:17:06-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailr
c.txt.gz
=> `-'
Resolving ftp.perl.org... done.
Connecting to ftp.perl.org[192.35.244.50]:21... connected
.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/CPAN/authors ... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR 01mailrc.txt.gz ...
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying.

--19:18:10-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailr
c.txt.gz
(try: 2) => `-'
Connecting to ftp.perl.org[192.35.244.50]:21... connected
.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/CPAN/authors ... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR 01mailrc.txt.gz ...
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying.

and 20- further tries

Not sure where to start sorting it out
IIRC ive installed other stuff with CPAN with no problem
Click to expand...

Hi Peter,

Try setting the following environment variable

export FTP_PASV=1

I found this problem when I was behind a firewall and this set all FTP
to passive and worked with no problems. I have CPAN running without any
issue

Regards
David Logan
HP Managed Services
Adelaide South Australia
 
P

p cooper

still not working :-((


router root # export FTP_PASV=1
router root # perl -MCPAN -e 'install Net::SMTP'
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /root/.cpan/Metadata
Warning: Found only 0 objects in /root/.cpan/Metadata
LWP not available
CPAN: Net::FTP loaded ok
Fetching with Net::FTP:
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
Couldn't fetch 01mailrc.txt.gz from ftp.perl.org

Trying with "/usr/bin/lynx -source" to get
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz

Looking up ftp.perl.org
Making FTP connection to ftp.perl.org
Can't Access `ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz'
Alert!: Unable to access document.

lynx: Can't access startfile

System call "/usr/bin/lynx -source
"ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz" >
/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt"
returned status 1 (wstat 256)
Warning: expected file [/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz] doesn't
exist

Trying with "/usr/bin/wget -O -" to get
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
--18:03:44-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
=> `-'
Resolving ftp.perl.org... done.
Connecting to ftp.perl.org[194.125.133.8]:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/CPAN/authors ... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR 01mailrc.txt.gz ...
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying.

--18:05:01-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
(try: 2) => `-'
Connecting to ftp.perl.org[194.125.133.8]:21... connected.
 
D

David Logan

p said:
still not working :-((

router root # export FTP_PASV=1
router root # perl -MCPAN -e 'install Net::SMTP'
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /root/.cpan/Metadata
Warning: Found only 0 objects in /root/.cpan/Metadata
LWP not available
CPAN: Net::FTP loaded ok
Fetching with Net::FTP:
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
Couldn't fetch 01mailrc.txt.gz from ftp.perl.org

Trying with "/usr/bin/lynx -source" to get
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz

Looking up ftp.perl.org
Making FTP connection to ftp.perl.org
Can't Access `ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz'
Alert!: Unable to access document.

lynx: Can't access startfile

System call "/usr/bin/lynx -source
"ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz" >
/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt"
returned status 1 (wstat 256)
Warning: expected file [/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz] doesn't
exist

Trying with "/usr/bin/wget -O -" to get
ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
--18:03:44-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
=> `-'
Resolving ftp.perl.org... done.
Connecting to ftp.perl.org[194.125.133.8]:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/CPAN/authors ... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR 01mailrc.txt.gz ...
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying.

--18:05:01-- ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
(try: 2) => `-'
Connecting to ftp.perl.org[194.125.133.8]:21... connected.
Click to expand...

Woops, sorry it was FTP_PASSIVE=1

8-(
 

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