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

[Matt Burba]

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?).

I have thoroughly investigated this problem on the web and have not
seen anyone with a good solution. One "troubleshooting" technique
I've seen to try is to telnet to the port using "telnet ipaddress
port" which for me is "telnet 216.254.34.156 2401". When I do this, I
get a long wait period followed by a "Connection failed!" dialog from
the Telnet program that is automatically launched by WinNT from the
command prompt. Do this mean I'm out of luck?

Posted below are the environment variables I set with a batch file and
the error message I'm getting. Thanks in advance for any insight
y'all can provide!

Matt Burba

D:\>java.bat
D:\>path=%path%;D:\Burba\Java\cvs;c:\jdk1.3\bin;d:\Burba\Java
D:\>set home=c:\Burba\Java
D:\>set homedrive=d:
D:\>set homepath=\Burba\Java
D:\>set cvsroot=:pserver:matt...@216.254.34.156:/cvs/rep
D:\>set classpath=d:\Burba\Java;d:\Burba\Java\PictureViewer;d:\Burba\Java\Pap
D:\>cd d:\Burba\Java

D:\Burba\Java>cvs login
(Logging in to matt...@216.254.34.156)
CVS password:
cvs [login aborted]: connect to 216.254.34.156:2401 failed: Connection
timed out

D:\Burba\Java>
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[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

[David Delbecq]

You seems to have the same problem as me. The firewall systematically block
the ports he knows nothing about. Usually they know ftp, web, telnet, ssh,
https but cvs is not on the list. Unfortunately, asking your system
administrator to open the port seems to be the only solution. And i know this
is very difficult. In my case, nobody seems to be able to tell me who the
hell is the firewall administrator. So i can't CVS from school !!!!

Hope this will disespair you,

David Delbecq