On 16/11/2018 04:28, James Linder wrote: > >> On 16 Nov 2018, at 11:14 am, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Nov 15, 2018, at 00:51, j...@tigger.ws wrote: >> >>> The new bit is a Telstra NBN modem (for Aus’s new high speed broadband.) If >>> any Aus user has tamed the Telstra NBN modem please tell me what and how. >> Have you tried using a closer mirror instead of the master (which is in >> Germany)? >> >> https://trac.macports.org/wiki/Mirrors >> >> You can separately configure where base is downloaded from during selfupdate >> (macports.conf) and where ports are downloaded from during selfupdate or >> sync (sources.conf). >> >> We have a mirror in Australia, unfortunately for some reason they don't >> mirror base. I'll have to have a word with them about that. Maybe there is >> another mirror that's closer to you than the master. Maybe try the one in >> New Caledonia. >> >> The Australian mirror does mirror ports, so you could use it for that. >> >> Trying different servers could also be a troubleshooting step to narrow down >> whether it's a problem with all rsync traffic or just with reaching specific >> servers. > Ryan thanks. > The problem is definately the modem. I turned OFF the firewall (actually I > need to think thru, why would the modem have a firewall at all, unless bad > guys can login to the modem …) and rsync ran perfectly. I tried but was not > able to make a modem firewall rule for rsync. > So turn off firewall, selfupdate, turn on is pretty painless. > > James
Have you tried explicitly opening 873/tcp outgoing? Have you tried using iftop or wireshark to see what is/isn't being connected to? Russell
