XCode4 add Repository Host Unreachable?

Question

I\'m trying to add a remote linux SVN repository to my project but when I enter the server address I get the message Host is unreachable.

I\'m entering it like

Answer 1

This is probably not the solution to the issue the original poster was experiencing, but the same error message can be received for a different reason, which is why I post this.

Xcode has trouble with ssh login banners.

Quite simply, if your svn server is accessed via svn+ssh and is making use of a login banner, Xcode will state that your repository cannot be reached. Comment out the Banner entry in /etc/sshd_config, and there should be one less reason why you cannot reach your repository.