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Sorry for the length of this e-mail. CVSNT was working for me prior to upgrading my internet connection. Now I cannot get a connection to the repository at all. I could use some advice to isolate and correct the problem. Thanks in advance. Mike Jacobs I had CVSNT 2.5.01.1927 working with Eclipse 3.0.2 running on Windows XP for Home. I am the only developer, so there is no need for a networked repository. My Windows XP account is an administrator and has no password. The computer was on an isolated home network with a fixed IP. I used a fixed IP as the host within Eclipse and pserver to connect to the CVSNT repository. I resorted to using a fixed IP because I was never able to get localhost or even 127.0.0.1 to work as a host. I ran McAffee anti-virus and had no firewall (dial up was used). This worked great. I have just upgraded to a broadband connection with a new router. The internet connection works fine, and naturally the TCP/IP configuration has eliminated the fixed IP (although the router has assigned one so I don't know if this is relevant). A firewall is running on my computer and a different anti-virus program is installed (Charter High-Speed Security Suite). I have also installed all fixes suggested by the Microsoft Update utility. Now I cannot make a connection to my repository at all. Eclipse returns an error "Socket Exception: Connection reset", and a command line attempt to login results in cvs [login aborted]: Error reading from server localhost: -1: Unknown error. Because I suspected I might get better assistance if I had the latest version CVSNT, I installed CVSNT 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2151. I have made numerous attempts using localhost, 127.0.0.1, the assigned IP, the computer name with the same results. I have disabled the anti-virus program and shutdown the firewall with no effect. I have verfied that CVSNT starts (via the control panel) and can see the TCP ports listening on 2401 and 2402 via netstat -a. I have reviewed the firewall action log and it appears the request leaves and then returns (when using the computer name or assigned IP). I have resorted to starting with a new repository to see if my current one is somehow corrupt. I still cannot verify the connection. What am I missing? Here are the steps that recreate the problem for me: 1. Create a new directory c:\cvsnttest\respository 2. Open a command prompt: C:\>set cvsroot=c:\cvsnttest\repository C:\>cvs init cvs init: Repository c:\cvsnttest\repository initialised C:\>cvs info pserver Name: pserver Version: pserver 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2151 Syntax: :pserver[;keyword=value...]:[username[:password]@]host[:port][:]/path Username: Optional Password: Optional Hostname: Required Port: Optional Client: Yes Server: Yes Login: Yes Encryption: No Impersonation: CVS Builtin [keywords deleted for brevity] C:\>set cvsroot=:pserver:localhost:c:\cvsnttest\repository C:\>cvs login Logging in to :pserver:Mike at localhost:2401:c:\cvsnttest\repository CVS Password: [I press Enter here because I have no password] cvs [login aborted]: Error reading from server localhost: -1: Unknown error Similar results when the host is 127.0.0.1, the assigned IP, and the computer name.