Cannot Update System with yum, Connection Refused

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Receiving connection refused errors when attempting to update system with yum update

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 6
  • Accessing RHN through HTTP proxy

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