[cvsnt] unable to connect to new cvs server

[Kevin Tapperson]

I wanted to post my solution to this problem back to the mailing list.  I
ran lspfix (http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm) and found an entry in the LSP stack
for bmnet.dll (Bytemobile Optimization Client).  I found that this was
installed by the Cingular Communication Manager client.  I used the Tools
menu of Cingular Communication Manager to remove it and cvs began working
correctly after this.

On 12/13/06, Michael Wojcik <Michael.Wojcik at microfocus.com> wrote:
>
> > From: cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org
> > [mailto:cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Tapperson
> > Sent: Tuesday, 12 December, 2006 20:55
> > To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org
> > Subject: [cvsnt] unable to connect to new cvs server
> >
> > I am unable to connect to a new cvs server that I have
> > installed.
> >
> > I receive the following error when attempting to login to cvs:
> > C:\>cvs login
> > Logging in to :pserver:cvsuser at localhost:2401:/cvs
> > CVS Password:
> > cvs [login aborted]: Error reading from server localhost: -1: Unknown
> error
> >
> > Are there any other known programs which cause socket issues with
> cvsnt like
> > this?
>
> I haven't seen this with CVSNT, but I've seen a number of Winsock-based
> programs run into problems on XP SP2 if IPv6 support is installed.
> (This includes, for example, Microsoft's own utilities that ship with
> ADAM.)
>
> XP's IPv6 support sometimes (always?) causes "localhost" to be resolved
> to its IPv6 address (0::1, if memory serves), and apparently some
> Winsock programs will not resolve that correctly.
>
> Removing IPv6 support corrects the problem.
>
> Also, there's a known issue with some Microsoft products corrupting a
> Registry entry that prevents name resolution from working correctly.
> Again, "localhost" won't be resolved properly.  Running "netsh ip reset"
> usually corrects the problem, but it resets a number of things, so I'd
> recommend doing some research before using it.  (There are relevant MS
> KB articles, etc, available online.)
>
> I don't know if that's the problem you're seeing, but I'd try using
> "127.0.0.1" rather than "localhost" in your CVSROOT in case the latter
> isn't resolving properly.
>
> --
> Michael Wojcik
> Principal Software Systems Developer, Micro Focus
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Kevin Tapperson
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