On 6/20/05, Alex Zbyslaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alistair Sutton wrote: > > >On 20/06/05, Muhammad Kashif Yaqoob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > [...] > > > Sometimes I find the server unavailable, but rarely. > > 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. >
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. -- Kind regards Abu Khaled _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"