Have RedHat Enterprise 5.2 with new subscription, cannot update packages

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Hello,

I have a DELL PowerEdge server which is currently running RedHat Linux 5.2. I have software on this server that requires me to download some updated packages for telnet and libraries through the package manager but I keep receiving an error. I have recently bought a new subscription to RedHat and need some help figuring out why I cannot update this version of the OS. I do not desire to fully install a new version of RedHaat as this may lead to severe downtime for client services and also may create complications when installing drivers, etc, with the new install.

Is this a common issue? I have not had a RedHat subscription for a few years and feel that my packages are very far behind in regards to updates.

Any and all assistance would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Regards.

Started 2016-08-16T15:43:37+00:00 by

Taj Sandhu

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16 August 2016 3:51 PM

ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra

Community Leader

any error message would help us determine the cause of the errors.

TS Newbie 15 points

16 August 2016 3:57 PM

Taj Sandhu

Hi, sorry. I thought I had attached an image.

When I do

rhn_register

I receive a FATAL ERROR: We can't contact the Red Hat Network Server. Double check the location provided - is 'http://xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com/XMLRPC' correct?

I know I have access to the outside world for this server, but may have the configuration incorrect for registering the box?