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Re: CVS behind a firewall.
From: |
Larry Jones |
Subject: |
Re: CVS behind a firewall. |
Date: |
Sat, 13 Oct 2001 13:06:21 -0400 (EDT) |
Tarun Garg writes:
>
> Does the cvs client randomly pick up ports at the client end ( in case of
> pserver)?
Yes. That's the way essentially *all* TCP/IP clients work -- only the
server uses a well-known port.
> Can I specify the port to be used at the client side ?
No.
> Or is there something wrong with our firewalling ( or proxy) software?
No.
> Is there something wrong with my understanding/expectation ?
Yours or your firewall administrator's. You need need to configure the
firewall to allow outgoing connections from any (non-reserved) port to
port 2401. The rule should look almost exactly like the rule for telnet
except for the different well-known port number.
-Larry Jones
The surgeon general should issue a warning about playing with girls. -- Calvin