Hello, Khawaja Zeeshan wrote: > $ svn checkout svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk ffmpeg > > i receive the error: > > "svn: Can't connect to host 'svn.mplayerhq.hu': Connection timed out" I'm not sure but does svn use a different port which may be blocked by a firewall? Something possibly common for Universities. Rob