UP2DATE not working correctly

[Clint Harshaw]

bizzorg wrote:
> Up2date invokes, but just sits.  It looks like it retrieving updates.  I've
> let it sit overnight, with no success.
> 
> Help please?
> 
> Ike Hunley

Are you using Fedora Core 1 or 2?

If you're using FC1, then perhaps up2date is trying to hit the 
overworked Redhat servers? The up2date sources file, located at

/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources

was initially set to hit Redhat's servers, and they are simply "over-hit 
on."

Have you set up up2date's sources file to hit mirrors?

These articles may be of some help:
http://www.fedorafaq.org/#slowupdateservers
http://fedoranews.org/contributors/alexander_dalloz/mirror/

Once configured to hit mirrors, you should see a significant improvement 
in up2date's performance!

Hope this helps,
Clint Harshaw