On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:20:03 +0100
Kenneth Ostby <[email protected]> wrote:

> howard parkin:
> >I get :
> >
> >svn: Can't connect to host 'svn.opengraphics.org': Connection refused
> >
> >I've checked that my svnserver is running.
> >Should I be using svn+ssh ?
> >Is my firewall getting in the way ?
> 
> You should be using svn+ssh from now on yes. ( At least that was what
> worked for me )

err... no!
svn+ssh works by using an ssh tunnel, which requires a user account
on the machine for each developer. As you can clearly see, this is
not really a good idea. It's svn only, no tunneling over ssh or anything else.
Ie: svn://... 
 
> That being said, I managed to get through to the site
> "http://svn.opengraphics.org"; with my web browser, so if you can reach
> that it shouldn't be a problem with your firewall.

Firewalls, especialy corporate firewalls often block outgoing
connections by destination ports. So, if you can reach one
port (in your example port 80/tcp) doesn't mean you can reach
another port (3690/tcp).

                        Attila Kinali
-- 
If you want to walk fast, walk alone.
If you want to walk far, walk together.
                -- African proverb
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