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Subject:	Re: 'cygcheck -p' timeout on WinXP (Winsock error 12002)
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On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 09:37:07PM -0800, Kenneth Wolcott wrote:
>Hi;
>
>On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 17:43, Jeffrey Walton <noloader AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Windows XP, fully patched. Cygwin, latest download from website
>> (installed today).
>>
>> It appears cygcheck times out on Windows XP. The timeout occurs with
>> the Windows firewall up and down. Other downloads are function fine.
>>
>> Attached is a Wireshark trace for your enjoyment.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> jeffrey AT descartes ~
>> $ cygwin --version
>> bash: cygwin: command not found
>
>  I think "uname -r" will get what you are after here.  This is what I have:
>
>$ uname -r
>1.7.7(0.230/5/3)
>
>> jeffrey AT descartes ~
>> $ cygcheck -p 'make'
>> cygcheck: unable to contact cygwin.com site, InternetOpenUrl() failed: The opera
>> tion timed out
>> ?(win32 error 12002)
>
>I get this as well.

cygcheck -p contacts a busy web site.  Sometimes the web site times out;
especially in the last couple of weeks thanks to the delightful people
who have been trying various DDOS methods to bring it to its knees.

cgf

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