Abhishek Pratap wrote:
> CVSROOT="anoncvs@anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot"
> CVS_RSH="ssh"
> export CVSROOT CVS_RSH
> 
> # cvs -q checkout -P pkgsrc
> ssh: connect to host anoncvs.NetBSD.org port 22: Connection timed out
> cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if
> any)

For me, these settings work. Do you have a firewall or another port 
filter between you and the NetBSD server?

As an alternative, you may try:

     CVSROOT=":pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot"

but for that, you need to allow port 2401.

Roland