Re: error connecting to cvs server

[Dave (from the UK)]

Danish Siddiqui wrote:
> Hi,
> I installed a cvs 1.11 server on linux and I'm trying to access it from 
> another machine, also linux. But I'm getting the following 
> error....Also, I haven't got any projects under the cvsroot
>
> # cvs -d :pserver:address@hidden:/usr/local/cvsroot login
> Logging in to :pserver:address@hidden:2401/usr/local/cvsroot
> CVS password:
> cvs [login aborted]: connect to 192.168.0.25(192.168.0.25):2401 failed: 
> Connection refused
>
>
> Thanks
> Danish
Firewall issue? Port 2401 will not by default be open in many firewall - 
I had to open it on mine

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