It worked !!
After enabling this port I was able to login and to checkout.
I think a note to the login/checkout instructions on the website
should be added, that this port has to be enabled if firewalls
are used.
Thank you,
Norbert
-----Original Message-----
From: Derick Rethans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 8:25 AM
To: Norbert Schulz
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: cannot login into cvs - firewall ??
Hello,
cvs uses tcp port 2401
Derick
Quoting Norbert Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello,
>
> I decided to give plex86 a try, but failed to login onto the cvs server.
> I
> tried
>
> $ cvd -d pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot-plex86 login
> (Logging in to cvs ..... )
> CVS password:
>
> I hit enter on the password request (serveral times) but it got stuck.
> I\\\'m
> using
> Mandrake Linux. The version of the cvs command is 1.10.7.
>
> I suspect that our firewall blocks it. Is there any documentation about
> what
> tcp/ip port are needed for cvs access ?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Norbert
>
