On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 09:40:12 -0500 "JJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> FBSD Friend Thanks for your time, > Since the fetch command does function for you, but some times you > get this message, > File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) > > The "file not found" part you know is not true, because you have > used the same command where it does get the same named package. > SO it must be the "no access" part of the message that has meaning > for this execution of the command. > > That means that the FTP server you are using is busy right them when > you are trying to access it. Like in max users exceeded. Those FTP > servers are being beat on right now by people trying to get the bug > infested 5.2 .iso files. >From that machine's inetd.conf: ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/ftpd ftpd -d -l -l -t 120 -T 120 and I don't remember setting any other limits, in other places. > I know the error message is not very clear, but that 's what it > means in your case. Bottom line is since the fetch command works > some times, it can not be fetch command syntax, ether the targeted > server is busy and just try again in 10 seconds, or the you have the > package name typed wrong and it's really not found as you have it > spelled. The second can be, as it is a part of make fetch && make checksum from a script. > The package names with the version number appended as an suffix is [..] > link file commands. I'm talking about distfiles, not packages, so that is not the problem. There can be cases when my host has a newer distinfo the the server, but I've triple-checked that it is not the case here. > One other gotya, for native FBSD without any FTP environment > overrides, ftp defaults to active mode and fetch ftp defaults to > passive mode. >From ftp(1) it defaults to passive. But fetch defaults indeed to active, so this could be a reason; I still don't understand why it works on some ports and not on others. > You will get the "File unavailable (e.g., file not > found, no access)" message if your firewall is blocking FTP access. > Check out this web site for real good explanation of the 2 FTP > access modes http://www.slacksite.com/other/ftp.html > > I hope this gives you the insight you were desiring. > > Joe -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
