> On 15 Nov 2018, at 2:29 pm, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On Nov 15, 2018, at 00:11, j...@tigger.ws wrote:
>>
>> Is the wiki wrong?
>> This does not look correct:
>>
>> [twill] /Users/jam [24]% tail -n 2 /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf
>> # rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar [default]
>> https://distfiles.macports.org/ports.tar.gz [default]
>>
>> [twill] /Users/jam [25]% sudo port -v selfupdate
>> ---> Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
>> rsync: failed to connect to rsync.macports.org: Operation timed out (60)
>> rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at
>> /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/rsync/rsync-52/rsync/clientserver.c(106)
>> [receiver=2.6.9]
>> Command failed: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzvl --delete-after
>> rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/base.tar
>> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs
>> Exit code: 10
>
> You apparently can't connect to our rsync server. Various network conditions
> or firewall or antivirus software could cause that. If you cannot resolve it
> by working with your network administrator or by uninstalling the software
> that's causing the problem, then you will not be able to use selfupdate
> (you'll have to update MacPorts base by downloading the installer from our
> web site) and you will need to configure MacPorts to use a method other than
> rsync for sync (for when you want to update your ports tree). One method is
> to use the ports.tar.gz file, as you've discovered from reading the wiki.
Ryan thanks. You are correct, the only hard bit is I am the network admin for
my network. I also run 1/2 dox macport installations that all work. Check check
oops they don’t!!!
The new bit is a Telstra NBN modem (for Aus’s new high speed broadband.) If any
Aus user has tamed the Telstra NBN modem please tell me what and how.
Sorry for the noise
James
