Re: cvs [login aborted]: connect to 216.254.34.156:2401 failed: Connection timed out

[Larry Jones]

Matt Burba writes:
> 
> I am a newbie to cvs and I am having problems logging in as a client
> from my work machine (WinNT).  The server I am logging into is running
> Linux and I have no trouble connecting from home (using WinCVS or
> Forte For Java's built in client).  I am DEFINITELY behind a firewall
> at work that I have no control over.  I can telnet to the ip address
> (port 23?) and connect via ftp (port 21?).

You need to get the firewall administrator to allow outgoing connections
to port 2401 (presuming you want to use pserver to connect).  If your
filewall already allows RSH (unlikely) or SSH (quite possibly)
connections, you can use one of them with the :ext: connection method
instead of using pserver.

-Larry Jones

He's just jealous because I accomplish so much more than he does. -- Calvin