Re: Problem cloning from github?

> It has nothing to do with github account - anyone should be able to
> clone public GitHub repos without having to sign up for an account.
> There is definitely some kind of a networking issue with your
> location, etc.
>
> Did you try to install the latest git on your system and use it from
> command line or your attempts were all done via Eclipse plugin?
>
> D.
>
> 2009/6/17 Benjamin Gandon <benje@... <mailto:benje@...>>
>
>     Thanks, but it is a different issue here. The DNS name is
>     correctly resolved into the right IP (65.74.177.129). The problem
>     is that the remote port 9418 is closed there.
>
>     Maybe the only way for me is to get an account on github and use
>     the ssh+git protocol?
>
>
>     Dmitriy Kopylenko a écrit :
>
>         Try this:
>
>         http://www.question-defense.com/2009/03/25/fatal-unable-to-look-up-githubcom-port-9418-name-or-service-not-known/
>
>         2009/6/17 Benjamin Gandon <benje@...
>         <mailto:benje@...> <mailto:benje@...
>         <mailto:benje@...>>>
>
>
>            Well, I had tried the git:// protocol first... with this error:
>
>             Cannot list the available branches.
>             Reason: git://github.com/grails/grails.git
>         <http://github.com/grails/grails.git>
>            <http://github.com/grails/grails.git>: Connection refused:
>         connect
>
>
>            Tracking this connection problem with Wireshark, I can see that
>            all SYN packets get RST/ACK back. Meaning the remote git
>         port 9418
>            is closed.
>
>            Is it a problem of not having an account on github?
>
>
>
>            Dmitriy Kopylenko a écrit :
>
>                Generally cloning Git repos over HTTP protocol is known
>         to be
>                very slow and unreliable if there HTTP proxies
>         involved, etc.
>                I am also not sure about EGit plugin (I operate 'bare'
>         Git via
>                command line - it works wonders for me)
>
>                So I'd recommend installing Git on your system and cloning
>                Grails Git repo on the command line via 'git' remoting
>                protocol: 'git clone git://github.com/grails/grails.git
>         <http://github.com/grails/grails.git>
>                <http://github.com/grails/grails.git>
>                <http://github.com/grails/grails.git>'
>
>
>                Works fine for me.
>
>                Cheers,
>                Dmitriy.||
>
>                2009/6/17 Benjamin Gandon <benje@...
>         <mailto:benje@...>
>                <mailto:benje@... <mailto:benje@...>>
>         <mailto:benje@... <mailto:benje@...>
>
>                <mailto:benje@... <mailto:benje@...>>>>
>
>
>                   Hello,
>
>                   I'm trying to "clone" the grails source code from
>         github. I
>                must
>                   say I'm very new to Git. Well, using the
>                   <http://github.com/grails/grails.git> URL in the
>         EGit Eclipse
>                   plugin, I get this error:
>
>                   Cloning from  github.com/grails/grails.git
>         <http://github.com/grails/grails.git>
>                <http://github.com/grails/grails.git>
>                   <http://github.com/grails/grails.git>
>                   Initializing local repository: Receiving objects: 9%
>                (6443/71586)
>                   Cannot get 293838eac6dc88824f9282cd8f135568e4b51358.
>                   Cannot get 293838eac6dc88824f9282cd8f135568e4b51358.
>
>
>                   Can anyone help me fixing this ?
>
>                   cheers
>
>
>                   PS: By the way, I added a small note in
>                   <http://www.grails.org/GrailsDevEnvironment> to warn
>         that
>                svn is
>                   no more active.
>
>
>