X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:49:20 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: 'cygcheck -p' timeout on WinXP (Winsock error 12002) Message-ID: <20101212194920.GB22348@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 09:37:07PM -0800, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: >Hi; > >On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 17:43, Jeffrey Walton 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@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@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 -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple