On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Gandhi woulda smacked you wrote:

> On a related note:  every time I try to start a CVS checkout,
> it gets so far and then hangs.
> 
> Running 1.4-release on SPARCstation IPX with IPNAT enabled
> (and yes the packet forwarding/routing is enabled in the kernel).

I have a similar problem with a Quadra 840AV. This machine drops
packets while struggling with the heavy i/o that cvs imposes. I find
"-z9" works better for it. It tends to get the whole thing in a few
large chunks before hitting the disk. Once you have the head directory
you can "cvs -z9 update -P -d" within it. Repeat as necessary. :-)