Install behind proxy/firewall

firestar · n00b Joined: 12 Jul 2002 Posts: 4

Hi I would like to install gentoo on a PC in my office. The only outgoing connection allowed is HTTP, through a proxy at 8080. Am I still able to install gentoo, or do I need to set HTTP_PROXY anywhere? Thanks in advance!

Johto · n00b Joined: 06 Aug 2002 Posts: 36 Location: Finland

Yes you can. It's all said in installation documents.

KiLLaCaT · Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2002 3:47 pm Post subject:

hi
yes u can, but i dunno how. but u can install it from an existing linux system.
the how-to is under
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/altinstall.html#doc_chap3

if u have no existing linux, you can download knoppix(knopper.net/knoppix) and boot from there. in knoppix u can config the internet acess.

jax

rizzo · Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2002 3:54 pm Post subject:

Note that the environment variable is "http_proxy" all lowercase. HTTP_PROXY won't work.