Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:48:42 +0300 From: Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: Muhammad Kashif Yaqoob <mkyaqoob2005@yahoo.com>, Alistair Sutton <alistair.sutton@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs Message-ID: <a64c109e05062104485e1a7c9a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <42B6E996.10501@dial.pipex.com> References: <20050620131127.86822.qmail@web32011.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <fa8f059505062006256f5e0f2c@mail.gmail.com> <42B6E996.10501@dial.pipex.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 6/20/05, Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> wrote: > Alistair Sutton wrote: >=20 > >On 20/06/05, Muhammad Kashif Yaqoob <mkyaqoob2005@yahoo.com> wrote: > ><snip> > > > > > >> parsing supfile "/usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile" > >> > >> connecting to cvsup.uk.freebsd.org > >> > >> cannot connect to cvsup.uk.freebsd.org: connection refused > >> > >> will retry at 23:15:30 > >> > >> > > > >I don't think that particular server is functioning anymore. It used > >to take you to a web page when viewed in a browser but it now directs > >you straight to a plig.org mirror. > > > >I suggest you read the handbook and find a different mirror. I used to > >use the cvsup.ie.freebsd.org one which was quite reliable. > > > # cvsup -g Supfile-ports > Connected to cvsup.uk.FreeBSD.org > Updating collection ports-all/cvs > Edit ports/archivers/p5-Compress-Zlib/Makefile > Edit ports/archivers/p5-Compress-Zlib/distinfo > [...] >=20 >=20 > Sometimes I find the server unavailable, but rarely. >=20 > Muhammad, please try the server again, and also try another one > somewhere else. If you still have problems then it may be that there is > a firewall of some kind between you the the cvsup server. >=20 I use the uk cvsup server and it works fine. The message you recieve means that there is a firewall blocking your connection. Check your firewall and enable outgoing traffic to port 5999. --=20 Kind regards Abu Khaled
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?a64c109e05062104485e1a7c9a>