sudo port -v selfupdate not working

[vidyapriyadarshini@…]

Steps :

1. After downloading and building port and setting the PATH and MANPATH variables as per instrcutions : run sudo port -v selfupdate

Actual Error :

flipkarts-MacBook-Pro-10:fk-ekl-jarvis vidya.priyadarshini$ sudo port -v selfupdate
--->  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 /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/rsync/rsync-47/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
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Usually this happens when your network blocks rsync traffic. Ask your network administrator. Sometimes, antivirus or security software can block rsync connections; if you use any such software, try disabling it. If you cannot make rsync traffic work on your network, there are alternatives, documented in our wiki, for updating the ports collection using a tarball via http, or using svn.

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

closing for now - reopen if you still have issues and think it is macports related.