$ emerge --sync
-- SNIP --
app-editors/ghex/
app-editors/gvim/
io timeout after 180 seconds -- exiting
rsync error: timeout in data send/receive (code 30) at io.c(165) [receiver=2.6.9]
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (2978520 bytes received so far) [generator]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(458) [generator=2.6.9]
>>> Retrying...


>>> Starting retry 2 of 3 with rsync://134.68.220.73/gentoo-portage
>>> Checking server timestamp ...