Re: rsh access method question

[chaessig]

You just have to get the rsh.exe and cygwin1.dll.
They weight 650 KB, but I can send them to you if you want (and if your
provider is fast enough).

Chris

Mark wrote:

> Thanks,
>
> However, I do not know what to install (minimally) to use rsh from
> cygwin for CVS. I am on the
> http://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/cygwin/latest/ web page.
>
> What package is rsh in? What else besides the rsh package do I
> need? I have the setup.exe, but our firewall will not allow
> setup.exe access to the interent, so I have to download what I need
> from the site, then run it.
>
> Thanks again for you help.
>
> Mark
>
> --- chaessig <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > the rsh for NT supplied by Cygwin (www.cygwin.com) works pretty
> > well.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Mark wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am reading up on the rsh access method. We have meet strong
> > > resistance from the UNIX folks with regards to setting up a
> > inetd
> > > service as root. This is expected as the production network and
> > > development network are one and the same.
> > >
> > > We are looking to have the repositories on a unix solaris
> > machine.
> > > The clients will be local, others on solaris, mainly windows NT
> > and
> > > possibly some win2k.
> > >
> > > In the Cederqvist book is says the Windows NT rsh is no good.
> > Is
> > > there another rsh for Windows that can be used? Should we use
> > > :server: or :ext:?
> > >
> > > We will start with WINCvs but may migrate to tkcvs or a java
> > cvs
> > > client in the distant future.
> > >
> > > Any ideas, input, and/or advice is appricated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
>
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