How do I do this? I need to get yum around my university firewall. Any help would be much appreciated.

create the following files in /etc/profile.d, and then this will work in *any* shell for *any* user of the system

#proxy.sh
export http_proxy=http://host.comort/
export ftp_proxy=http://host.comort/
export no_proxy=.domain.com
export HTTP_PROXY=http://host.comort/
export FTP_PROXY=http://host.comort/

#proxy.csh
setenv http_proxy http://host.comort/
setenv ftp_proxy http://host.comort/
setenv no_proxy .domain.com
setenv HTTP_PROXY http://host.comort/
setenv FTP_PROXY http://host.comort/

alternatively, take a gander here: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/arc...p/t-31402.html

STUPID smileys. Wherever you see a smiley about I typed host.com : port (without the spaces)

cool. Thanks. I'll give it a go.

I found that it worked by doing export http_proxy= etc. etc., but now i'm back home. How do I undo these setting because I don't have a proxy at home, only a direct connection through a router.

If anyone is still reading this thread, maybe you can answer my questions about acidzebra's reply.

He says "Create the following files...". Okay, don't go ballistic on me, but what EXACTLY are the file names? Are the '#' symbols the first characters in the two file names, or do they indicate something I haven't learned yet?

Will doing this provide the proxy server info to other apps and commands besides yum? Specifically, will it fix the Add/Remove Software GUI applet?

How do I pass a username and password to the proxy server?

In Fedora Core 5, do any apps or commands reference the settings in the Network Proxy GUI applet? Firefox doesn't use the settings from it. Apparently yum doesn't either. Does it serve a purpose?

Inquiring minds want to know. Well, at least one.