On Sat, 10 Sep 2011, Steven Haigh wrote:

> On 10/09/2011 1:46 AM, Tom H wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 7:39 AM, mad<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Set up a local mirror. Use *that* as the URL for your installation:
>>>> the packages are GPG signed and thus authenticated, which helps
>>> 
>>> I do exactly that. That is the reason why I am so confused. Why is the
>>> SL6 installation trying to contact an outside repository when the
>>> installation repository is inside the company network?
>> 
>> Anaconda tries to download a file from an SL security repository. It's
>> come up on the list recently in the context of a kickstart install.
>
> This is an anaconda issue. I reported it as a bug on the SL-devel list, 
> however I have yet to hear any progress on what has happened.
>
> The outcome is that without a live network connection, the install will fail 
> - even on the standalone install DVDs.
>
> Maybe Connie can comment on this?
>
>

The  sl-release rpm contains /etc/yum.repos.d/sl.repo .  The anaconda in 
SL 6.1 was using the information from this file in a different way than in 
SL 6.0 .  I am researching this issue.

Thanks for reporting this .

-Connie Sieh