> On 18 Sep 2019, at 8:00 pm, macports-users-requ...@lists.macports.org wrote: > > > I just installed macports and when I first try to run selfupdate I get the > following: > > MacBook-Pro-de-Joao:~ joaobatista$ sudo port -d selfupdate > > Password: > > DEBUG: Copying > /Users/joaobatista/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist to > /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences > > DEBUG: MacPorts sources location: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/ > rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs > > ---> Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync > > DEBUG: system: /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 > > 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-52.200.1/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 I had this issue (long story:australia:nbn) my modem had the firewall turned ON Turning it OFF fixed the problemi WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot would a NAT modem have a firewall? The RFCs clearly answer no. [1] Spelunking: to stop infected windows machines calling OUT. James [1] even clued technical people gave me the wrong answer, so I explain: BadGuy accesses your modem, which goes nowhere TheEnd RFC stops a router forwarding private addresses If you enable port forwarding you would not firewall the port I need to think a bit but even with IPV6 and real addresses how is BadGuy going to access your machine unless you do the DNS bit