PenguinsAnonymous@notAchance.org wrote:
> I had this timeout set higher when someone suggested it earlier
> and it does not seem to help.
> I just changed the mirror as suggested and get the same failure.

A possibility is that the Internet *route* between you and the rsync
server has a problem:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...5f3021be7a8f8d

Try running e.g. "tracepath ftp.mirrorservice.org" to check for
problems, and try several Gentoo rsync mirrors.