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Another thing to consider is upgrading the WinCvs clients. The latest beta (very stable) uses a more modern client with up to date protocols. -Oz "Tony Hoyle" <tmh at nodomain.org> wrote in message news:3def6b5f.179135468 at news.cvsnt.org... > On Thu, 5 Dec 2002 09:37:08 -0500, "Paul St. John" > <pstjohn at visible-bytes.com> wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >I've just recently installed cvsnt (build 62) on NT SP6. > >I'm using the pserver protocol (for initial testing and > >going to move to more secure protocol later). > > > >There are 2 clients, both using WinCvs 1.0.6. One is > >on the same network as the server and the other is > >connecting over the internet (I've opened ports 2401 > >and 2402 on my firewall). > > Don't open port 2402. LockServer isn't a secure protocol & should > only be accessed from inside the LAN. > > >The problem is that the remote client will get part way > >through the checkout and then simply stop getting more > >files. There is a cvs.exe process running on the server, > >that started when the remote user connected, but it is > >not consuming and CPU cycles. > > > Probably packet loss. I've seen this kind of thing even on Unix (If > you've ever tried checking out code from gnu.org you'll probably see > it). Try some network tests and check that the remote client is > connecting properly and can stream data from the server (try FTPing a > large file). > > Tony >