[R] R won't connect to the internet

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, michael watson (IAH-C) wrote:

> I can't get R to connect to the internet.  I am running R 1.7.1 on
> Windows XP and whenever I try to download packages etc from within R
> using the internet, it fails.
> 
> OK so I am behind a firewall and use a proxy server....
> 
> SO, if I go to my MS-DOS prompt and type:
> 
> 	RGui.exe --internet2
> 
> everything works....
> 
> BUT i can't set up a shortcut for this as Windows (I hate Windows)
> complains that RGui.exe --internet2 is invalid and won't save it

Please ask someone who has a lesser aversion to your operating system (if
you hate it, why use it?) to show you how to make a shortcut. It can be
done, but you do need to give the full path to the executable in the
Target field, and you may need quotes in the correct places.


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