Error: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed

[kruger@…]

Dear Macports,

I have a MAC with the latest Maverick installed. I installed Macports according to ​https://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2013/10/05/macports-on-mavericks/

I think the problem is that I do not know how to do point 8 (Re-install your ports.) after the installation.

When I run: sudo port -v selfupdate

I get the following error:

Gerts-iMac-2:~ gertkruger$ sudo port -v selfupdate
Password:
--->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
rsync: failed to connect to rsync.macports.org: Operation timed out (60)
rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-42/rsync/clientserver.c(105) [receiver=2.6.9]
Command failed: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/base.tar /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs
Exit code: 10
Error: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed
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Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

For some reason, MacPorts was unable to communicate with our rsync server.

Has this ever worked before?

Some networks restrict access to "unusual" ports, which for some network administrators may include the rsync port. If that's the case for your network, talk to your network administrator about allowing rsync traffic.