Cannot complete CVS connection to repository .. cvs hangs when connected to remote repository

[Joseph P Kalfsbeek]

Hello,
I apologize if this has been answered before, however I searched the
archives and could not find an answer
 
I am currently trying to get tkcs to work on my Windows XP laptop.  I
have a CVS repository on a Unix system.  TKcvs keeps locking at one
point, so I am now just trying to run the cvs commands manually to see
what the problem is.
 
(I have removed my login and system information)


        D:\CVS>cvs -tn checkout nwisweb
        -> main loop with CVSROOT=:ext:XXUSERINFO@ZZZSYSTEMINFO:/nwiscvs
        -> safe_location( where=(null) )
         -> Starting server: ssh -l XXXXX ZZZZZZZZZ cvs server
         9:20:52  input_userauth_banner
         9:20:52
        
#=======================================================================
=====#
                               WARNING TO USERS OF THIS SYSTEM
         
        This is a United States Government computer system, maintained
by the United
        States Geological Survey of the Department of Interior, to
provide Official
        Unclassified U.S. Government information only. Use of this
system by any
        authorized or unauthorized user constitutes consent to
monitoring, retrieval,
        and disclosure to authorized personnel.
        USERS OF THIS SYSTEM HAVE NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY
IN THE USE OF
        THIS SYSTEM. Unauthorized use may subject violators to criminal,
civil,
        and/or disciplinary action.
         
        All activities and data entered or contained on this system may
be monitored,
        intercepted, recorded, or captured in any manner and disclosed
in any manner.
        Potential evidence of crime found on this computer system may be
provided to
        law enforcement officials.
        
#=======================================================================
=====#
         
        <HANGS HERE>
        cvs [checkout aborted] 9:20:59  fatal: Killed by signal 2.
        : received interrupt  9:20:59  fatal_cleanup(): Clean-up
functions called.
        signal 9:20:59  Connection Failure.
         
        -> Lock_Cleanup()
         
        D:\CVS>

 
I can let that command sit for over an hour (I started it and went to
lunch) and it just hangs as noted above.  I press Control-C to break out
I am running version 1.11.22 of cvs
 
My environment variables set in XP are:
CVS_RSH=ssh
CVSROOT=:ext:XXUSERINFO@ZZZSYSTEMINFO:/nwiscvs

>From another unix system

        cvs -v

        Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.20 (client/server)

        Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

        Senior active maintainers include Larry Jones, Derek R. Price,

        and Mark D. Baushke. Please see the AUTHORS and README files
from the CVS

        distribution kit for a complete list of contributors and
copyrights.

        CVS may be copied only under the terms of the GNU General Public
License,

        a copy of which can be found with the CVS distribution kit.

        Specify the --help option for further information about CVS

 
I have no problems checking in/out workspaces on other unix systems.
Nor do I have problems checking in/out workspaces/files using
TortoiseCVS and Eclipse on my laptop.  I have only experienced this with
this cvs command (which TKCVS uses).
 
Any pointers to more documentation or ideas on what to do to resolve
this problem would be appreciated.
 
Joe
 
Joseph Kalfsbek (kalfsbek@usgs.gov)
NWISWeb Technical Leader - USGS Water Resources
Work (907) 786-7138 FAX (907) 786-7136