45 404 errors on primary page??

Michael D. Setzer II mikes at guam.net
Fri Apr 10 11:26:59 UTC 2026


On 10 Apr 2026 at 9:51, Walter Harms via busybox wrote:

To:             	"busybox at busybox.net" <busybox at busybox.net>
Subject:        	AW: 45 404 errors on primary page??
Date sent:      	Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:51:38 +0000
From:           	Walter Harms via busybox 
<busybox at busybox.net>
Send reply to:  	Walter Harms <wharms at bfs.de>

> I can confirm that.
> 
> I tested
> https://www.busybox.net/ -> browse Source ->
> 
> hier it stops with 404
>    https://git.busybox.net/busybox/

The busybox and git busybox has been very on and off for a while.
Currently not getting a response, but some ports showing up.

# cat nmapbusy.sh 
nmap busybox.net git.busybox.net busybox.osuosl.org --reason | 
grep ' '
root at setzcodell:~# ./nmapbusy.sh 
Starting Nmap 7.92 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2026-04-10 20:55 ChST
Nmap scan report for busybox.net (140.211.167.122)
Host is up, received reset ttl 252 (0.097s latency).
rDNS record for 140.211.167.122: busybox.osuosl.org
Not shown: 994 filtered tcp ports (no-response)
PORT     STATE  SERVICE REASON
22/tcp   open   ssh     syn-ack ttl 252
80/tcp   open   http    syn-ack ttl 252
443/tcp  open   https   syn-ack ttl 252
873/tcp  open   rsync   syn-ack ttl 252
3690/tcp closed svn     reset ttl 252
9418/tcp open   git     syn-ack ttl 252
Nmap scan report for git.busybox.net (140.211.167.122)
Host is up, received reset ttl 252 (0.100s latency).
rDNS record for 140.211.167.122: busybox.osuosl.org
Not shown: 994 filtered tcp ports (no-response)
PORT     STATE  SERVICE REASON
22/tcp   open   ssh     syn-ack ttl 252
80/tcp   open   http    syn-ack ttl 252
443/tcp  open   https   syn-ack ttl 252
873/tcp  open   rsync   syn-ack ttl 252
3690/tcp closed svn     reset ttl 252
9418/tcp open   git     syn-ack ttl 252
Nmap scan report for busybox.osuosl.org (140.211.167.122)
Host is up, received syn-ack ttl 252 (0.098s latency).
Other addresses for busybox.osuosl.org (not scanned): 
2605:bc80:3010:2:a800:ff:fe56:4880
Not shown: 994 filtered tcp ports (no-response)
PORT     STATE  SERVICE REASON
22/tcp   open   ssh     syn-ack ttl 252
80/tcp   open   http    syn-ack ttl 252
443/tcp  open   https   syn-ack ttl 252
873/tcp  open   rsync   syn-ack ttl 252
3690/tcp closed svn     reset ttl 252
9418/tcp open   git     syn-ack ttl 252
Nmap done: 3 IP addresses (3 hosts up) scanned in 21.22 seconds

With git clone getting this.
$ git clone git://busybox.net/busybox.git
Cloning into 'busybox'...
fatal: read error: Connection reset by peer

In my directory that has the latest busybox 1.38.0 git I was able to 
download.
Also getting 
/home/msetzerii/Downloads# cd busybox
root at setzcodell:/home/msetzerii/Downloads/busybox# git pull
fatal: read error: Connection reset by peer

Last download that was successful producted.
busybox | head -1
BusyBox v1.38.0.git (2026-04-09 08:09:23 ChST) multi-call binary.

Latest downloads of bz2 files I have.
  2565764 Mar 21 09:01 busybox-1.37.0.tar.bz2
  2669360 Apr  8 18:18 busybox-20260408.tar.bz2

Web page opens and shows 
27 September 2024 -- BusyBox 1.37.0 (unstable)
busybox-1.37.0.tar.bz2  2024-09-26 21:31  2.4M 
https://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.37.0.tar.bz2

For snap see this.
busybox-snapshot.tar..> 2026-04-10 00:20  2.5M 
https://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-snapshot.tar.bz2

 busybox-20260410.tar..> 2026-04-10 00:20  2.5M  
https://busybox.net/downloads/snapshots/busybox-20260410.tar.bz2
 busybox-snapshot.tar..> 2026-04-10 00:20  2.5M  
https://busybox.net/downloads/snapshots/busybox-snapshot.tar.bz2

Sometime just trying again has it work, but still not working.
# git pull -vvvvvv
Looking up busybox.net ... done.
Connecting to busybox.net (port 9418) ... 140.211.167.122 done.
fatal: read error: Connection reset by peer

Use Busybox with a project I took over as maintainer going back to 
2004, so have checked site regularly. Not sure why main page 
stopped updating with the 1.37 version but saw updates on list 
talking of the 1.38 git and have been using it for project.
Did comparison of the 1.37 bz2 and a resent 1.38 bz2 and found 
25,000 diff lines. Shows 1.38 has about 12000 new lines added, and 
1.37 has like 6,000 lines removed. 

Also, note that the first line shows the date it was compiled not the 
actual date.

Looking at info.
Key Details for BusyBox on Fedora 43:
Version: 1.37.0
Release: 3.fc43
Build Date: July 23, 2025

Seems the web page is out of sync with the current git 1.38??

> 
> The git side seems down. I would like to help but my options are limited here.
> 
> ________________________________________
> Von: busybox <busybox-bounces at busybox.net> im Auftrag von Michael D. Setzer II via busybox <busybox at busybox.net>
> Gesendet: Freitag, 10. April 2026 02:46:46
> An: busybox at busybox.net
> Betreff: 45 404 errors on primary page??
> 
> Ran deadlink check on single page busybox.net - 45 404 errors??
> https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/website-dead-link-checker.asp
> All errors 404 Not Found
> URL Anchor Text Linked From
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/ Browse Source
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/log/?h=1_37_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.37.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_36_stable git
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/log/?h=1_36_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.36.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/log/?h=1_35_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.35.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_33_stable git
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_34_stable git
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/log/?h=1_34_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.34.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_32_stable git
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/log/?h=1_33_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.33.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/log/?h=1_32_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.32.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_31_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.31.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_30_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.30.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_29_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.29.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_28_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.28.4/ patches
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.28.3/ patches
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.28.2/ patches
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.28.1/ patches
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.28.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_27_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.27.2/ patches
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.27.1/ patches
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.27.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_26_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.26.2/ patches
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.26.1/ patches
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.26.0/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_25_stable git
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_24_stable git
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_23_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.23.2/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_22_stable git
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_21_stable git
> https://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.21.1/ patches
> https://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/?h=1_20_stable git
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 Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor (Retired)     
 mailto:mikes at guam.net                            
 mailto:msetzerii at gmail.com
 mailto:msetzerii at gmx.com
 Guam - Where America's Day Begins                        
 G4L Disk Imaging Project maintainer 
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