Re: apt-get & firewall

[Raghavendra Bhat <ragu@asianetonline.net>]

[Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 06:02:09PM +0100] Davi Leal :

> What ports must be opened in the firewall so that the machine behind it
> is able to use "apt-get" to realize an 'dist-upgrade'?.

That  depends on  the  apt-get  method you  have  specified inside  your
/etc/apt/sources.list.  Ports to  let thru are 21, the  ftp port and 80,
the http port inside your fw ruleset/script; AFAIU. 

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