[SOLVED] yum update error

[asif2k]

when I run the yum to update my server. I am getting this error. Can anyone help me. Please, any help is appreciated. i was not getting it before. How do I fix this? thank you!

# yum -y update
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=fedora-10&arch=i386 error was
[Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-3, 'Temporary failure in name resolution')>
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora. Please verify its path and try again

[glennzo]

Try yum clean all and then yum update.

[MikeTbob]

And make sure you are connected to the Internets too.

[asif2k]

And make sure you are connected to the Internets too.

You are correct. I am not connected to the internet. I am unable to browse the net. Can you tell me how I can fix this issue. Some steps would be good. I am a newbie linux user.

thanks in advance

[crazy01]

first check that you have a lan cable etc..... then check athat you have an IP

also try and ping Google , your router IP and a public IP

to check if you have an IP enter the following command into a terminal (as root user)

ifconfig

this is like ipconfig in windows this will tell you if you have an IP
if you dont have an ip type the following command

dhclient

same as ipconfig /release - renew

if this dosent work you can try restart your networking service
(i think this is correct for fedora)

/etc/init.d/network restart

Hope this helps

[asif2k]

thanks that worked!

[crazy01]

Glad to hear it