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Date:      Sat, 28 Oct 2000 23:39:55 +1300
From:      kit <kit@hypostasis.com>
To:        Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu>
Cc:        Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CVSup -Cannot connect to data port
Message-ID:  <20001028233955.A21512@amethyst.hypostasis.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10010271944150.13064-100000@qix.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>; from timcm@umich.edu on Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 07:45:31PM -0400
References:  <00102723341003.00458@marbsd.tninet.se> <Pine.SOL.4.10.10010271944150.13064-100000@qix.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>

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On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 07:45:31PM -0400, Tim McMillen wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 27 Oct 2000, Mark Rowlands wrote:
> 
> > > Cannot connect to data port: Connection refused
> > > Will retry at 23:30:02
> > >
> > > Happened about ten times so far.  Is this still just a symptom of a busy
> > > server or does it have something to do with the fact that I'm using the
> > > cvsupit package (I use it bc it's so easy).
> > 
> > try another server...sounds busy to me
> 
> Thanks. I'd started to assume that but nobody said anything. 
> 							Tim
Given that I take from you email that you have had it work before, it 
may well be a busy server, but in some cases it can also be a firewall
policy.  I get blocked out of work connecting to 5999, so I also see this 
message.  (We're only allowed to connect to specific permitted ports)

--kit
 


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