Trying to set up cvsup mirror

[Kent Stewart]

On Thursday 29 January 2004 11:38 am, stan wrote:
> I'm trying to set up a cvsup mirror to use for updating about 50
> machines that are internal to our corporate network. Since I have
> better control over the firewall et all from my home network, I'm
> building the machine there.
>
> I've got it built, and used the cvsup-mirror port to assist me in
> setting things up. But it's not working. Here is the error message I
> am getting:
>
> Cvsup update begins at 2004-01-29 14:30:00
> Updating from cvsup13.freebsd.org
> Cannot connect to cvsup13.freebsd.org: Connection refused
> CVSup update ends at 2004-01-29 14:30:01
>
> I've read
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/mirror-where
>.html and I have chosen what I think to be a good site for me from the
> referenced mirror list.
>
> Have I chosen badly? Can anyone suggest a better site to mirror from?
> We are located in the southeastern US.

Install fastest_cvsup and choose one that has a low latency. It may not 
provide the shortest cvsup times but you can find a site that works. 
Cvsup13 doesn't respond and that may be a clue to not use it :).

Kent

>
> Do I need to get some sort of authorization token from the admins at
> that site? I've been cvsuping lot's of machines for years, but this
> is the first time I've tried to actually set up a repository.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

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Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

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