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Bo Berglund wrote: > On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 16:38:03 -0600, Jamie McIlroy <jmcilroy at gmail.com> > wrote: > > >>>>I am running CVSNT 2.5.02 on a Windows XP Pro machine. I would like to >>>>expose a repository on this server to the Internet. Users will be >>>>connecting to this server via Eclipse. I can connect local (Host = >>>>localhost) but when I try connecting using the fully qualified name >>>>(cvs.mydomainname.com), it returns a "Cannot connect to Host" error. >>>> >>>>I can ping the machine using the fully qualified name and it responds. >>>> >>>>Under 'Compatibility Options', All 'Non-CVS Clients' options are >>>>selected (I saw this in another post - I believe for the Eclipse >>> >>Mark, >>I'm using pserver, 2401 is open. Still no luck. > > > I think you have Windows Firewall active on the server PC. What > happens if you try to connect from another PC on the same internal > LAN? Same thing probably. You have to open port 2401 on Windows > Firewall on the server PC as well as redirectiong port 2401 on the > Internet Firewall to the server PC on your LAN. > This works perfectly well for me (has done so several years). > > > /Bo > (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden) Windows Firewall...thanks Bo, that did it!