Cannot access rsync.macports.org

Scott Haneda talklists at newgeo.com
Sun Mar 22 21:46:20 PDT 2009


Find out the port and telnet to it. If you can, its an issue with  
ports or your config.

If you can not, it is an issue with your network or settings.

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Scott
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On Mar 22, 2009, at 6:02 PM, Paul Sijpkes <paul.sijpkes at gmail.com>  
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
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