[cvsnt] network settings to connect

[Bo Berglund]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:44:09 -0500, "David" <dbn209 at aol.com> wrote:

>Hello.
>
>"Mike Kay" <mikekay at channelk.ca> wrote in message 
>news:mailman.108.1237999278.1495.cvsnt at cvsnt.org...
>> Greetings. I think I am getting somewhere - but I'm not sure.
>>
>> Here is I hope to accomplish.
>>
>> I have coders located in remote locations. They need to be able to connect
>> up the the CVS server, check in code, check out code, and most importantly
>> merge code. I then backup the code from the CVS server.
>>
>> My setup:
>> I have a CVS server set up behind a firewall. This server is a win 2003 
>> box.
>> I have CVSNT installed on this box and a repository defined. In this
>> directory is code that has been FTPd there.
>> I believe I have the ports opened on both the firewall and the CVS server.
>> I KNOW the CVS server port is opened. Double checking the firewall.
>>
>> So I'm trying to log in using WinCVS. Just login. I go to Admin - login.
>> I click the button ...   CVSROOT is selected.
>> The next dialog box opens up and I have numerous options. Here is how I'm
>> setup:
>> Protocol - sspi
>> Username/password - I have checked to make sure that the username is
>> valid, the password is valid, and the user has rights to the root dir of
>> the CVS. On the CVSNT machine under the Server Settings Tab I have the Run
>> as user set to the same user as I am trying to log on as.
>> Hostname: I am not sure what to put here.  If I enter the public IP that I
>> believe I should be using, then I get the following error message:CVS
>> exited normally with code 0.
>>
>> So I tried adding a new repository under the remote dropdown. I added all
>> the same information for a remote repository. I get the following error
>> message:Protocol error: Root request missing.
>>
>> I have tried reading the documentation - it is not oriented to Windows
>> users well. I am UNDER the gun by my bosses to get this working.
>>
>> Any help - suggestions,links, or advice would be MORE than appreciated.
>>
>> If you need any more information, please let me know.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>>
>>
David,
shouldn't there be more than "Hello" in your reply????
Seems a bit unhelpful....

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/Bo
(Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)