From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 3 04:38:45 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A26A316A41F for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 04:38:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from timh@unixtechs.org) Received: from ms-smtp-03-eri0.ohiordc.rr.com (ms-smtp-03-smtplb.ohiordc.rr.com [65.24.5.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28C7343D45 for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 04:38:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from timh@unixtechs.org) Received: from blackguy.unixtechs.org (cpe-65-29-127-219.twmi.res.rr.com [65.29.127.219]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.ohiordc.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id k034cXYF013267 for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:38:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from timh by blackguy.unixtechs.org with local (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1EtdwO-00016H-R0 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:38:32 -0500 Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:38:32 -0500 From: Tim Holmes To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060103043832.GA4166@blackguy.unixtechs.org> References: <20060103001736.GA1828@blackguy.unixtechs.org> <20060103003010.68304.qmail@web86911.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060103003010.68304.qmail@web86911.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: Tim Holmes X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Re: Source Update problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:38:45 -0000 | Can you | | ping cvsup8.FreeBSD.org | | Can you | | telnet cvsup8.FreeBSD.org cvsup O.K. This is weird. I can ping and telnet to the host from a machine on my network. This machine uses the FreeBSD server as it's gateway, and there's no problem: $ telnet cvsup8.FreeBSD.org cvsup Trying 128.205.32.21... Connected to oliver.cse.Buffalo.EDU (128.205.32.21). Escape character is '^]'. OK 17 0 SNAP_16_1h CVSup server ready However, from the actually server, I can ping it, but not telnet to it: $ fping -c 2 cvsup8.FreeBSD.org cvsup8.FreeBSD.org : [0], 84 bytes, 29.3 ms (29.3 avg, 0% loss) cvsup8.FreeBSD.org : [1], 84 bytes, 31.3 ms (30.3 avg, 0% loss) $ telnet cvsup8.FreeBSD.org cvsup Trying 68.87.64.132... telnet: connect to address 68.87.64.132: Connection refused telnet: Unable to connect to remote host Seems to me I should be able to reach it from the actual gateway machine if I can reach it from another machine on the network. Any ideas? | (I can). Maybe when you tried the server was too busy or down for a few | minutes. Here's a trick I learned from | | | | Install the fastest_cvsup port, then in /etc/make.conf, set | | SUPHOST=`/usr/local/bin/fastest_cvsup -Qc uk` | `------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll look into this once I can actually install software. It won't let me install anything either. tdh -- ----------------+------------------------------------------------- \./ | Tim Holmes -- em@il: tim@unixtechs.org (0Y0) | UIN: 17021091 -- AIM: tdh004 -ooO--(_)--Ooo--+-------------------------------------------------