Cannot access rsync.macports.org

[Paul Sijpkes]

Just a minute...

it says connection refused, not that it was not found...

This is my selfupdate output... any ideas anyone?

sudo port -dv selfupdate
Password:
DEBUG: Synchronizing ports tree(s)
Synchronizing local ports tree from rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/ 
ports/
DEBUG: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after rsync://rsync.macports.org/ 
release/ports/ /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/ 
release/ports
rsync: failed to connect to rsync.macports.org: Connection refused (61)
rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/ 
rsync-35.2/rsync/clientserver.c(105) [receiver=2.6.9]
Error: Synchronization of the local ports tree failed doing rsync
DEBUG: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization of 1 source(s)  
failed
     while executing
"macports::selfupdate [array get global_options]"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Couldn't sync the  
ports tree: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed


On 23/03/2009, at 12:34 PM, Paul Sijpkes wrote:

> Thanks for your help Joshua,
>
> Tried telneting, but still no luck... must be an ISP issue.
> Am I missing something?
>
> telnet rsync.macports.org 873
>
> Trying 17.254.17.246...
> telnet: connect to address 17.254.17.246: Connection refused
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
>
> cheers,
> Paul
>
> On 23/03/2009, at 12:13 PM, Joshua Root wrote:
>
>> Paul Sijpkes wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I just installed MacPorts 1.7.0 and my machine cannot access the  
>>> rsync URL
>>> rsync.macports.org when I use the port -d selfupdate command.
>>>
>>> Strangely enough, the url that ping looks up  (alpha.osforge.org)  
>>> works
>>> in a browser,
>>> so this indicates Port 80 is open. Is it possible that whichever  
>>> port
>>> that RSYNC uses is
>>> blocked by my ISP?  I've never had anything else blocked by them, so
>>> this would be odd...
>>>
>>> I've checked my firewall setting and tried pinging the above  
>>> addresses,
>>> but I have no access.
>>> Before I contact my ISP, I'd just like to make sure that the server
>>> still exists and also find out
>>> which port that selfupdate uses with rsync.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help on this matter,
>>> Paul
>>
>> It should definitely be working. Rsync uses TCP port 873, check if  
>> you
>> can telnet to that port on rsync.macports.org.
>>
>> If it is being blocked, there are some alternatives:
>> <http://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/PortTreeTarball>
>> <http://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/SyncingWithSVN>
>>
>> - Josh
>