Macports issue setting up RVM - ruby-on-rails

Question

Just setting up rails and RVM on a new laptop and i'm getting this error when running
Error running 'requirements_osx_port_update_system ruby-2.0.0-p247',
please read /Users/#####/.rvm/log/1380821805_ruby-2.0.0-p247/update_system.log
Requirements installation failed with status: 1.
When running this
sudo rvm install ruby
Which produces this code.
[2013-10-03 13:36:45] requirements_osx_port_update_system
requirements_osx_port_update_system ()
{
__rvm_try_sudo port -dv selfupdate || return $?
}
current path: /Users/matthewpetitt
command(2): requirements_osx_port_update_system ruby-2.0.0-p247
DEBUG: Copying /Users/matthewpetitt/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist to /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
DEBUG: MacPorts sources location: /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs
---> 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 /SourceCache/rsync/rsync- 42/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
DEBUG: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed
while executing
"macports::selfupdate [array get global_options] base_updated"
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: /Users/matthewpetitt/.rvm/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed
I already have Xcode and Xcode command line tools installed. Anyone fixed something like this before.

Answer 1

Realized that it was just some network configuration at work that must have been blocking the ports. Check your network permissions or try a different network.

Answer 2

You need to make sure this command can be run first:
sudo port -dv selfupdate
This can be temporary network problem - if it is not follow the displayed instructions.