First off: I would appreciate if one of you could point me to a different thread on here if my question isn't appropriate for this place.
Ok, the problem is: none of the plugins install. I have done all preliminary checks and have gone to google often to find out why but no luck.
I have good connection and have made sure that my network domain isn't blocking my eclipse's communication with the outside world...
Similar to the following is what I see for all plugin install(by using "help->install" from the menu:
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.events.socket.SocketEventCreateUtil.createSocket(SocketEventCreateUtil.java:43)
at org.eclipse.ecf.internal.provider.filetransfer.httpclient.ECFHttpClientProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(ECFHttpClientProtocolSocketFactory.java:81)
at org.eclipse.ecf.internal.provider.filetransfer.httpclient.ECFHttpClientProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(ECFHttpClientProtocolSocketFactory.java:73)
at org.eclipse.ecf.internal.provider.filetransfer.httpclient.ECFHttpClientProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(ECFHttpClientProtocolSocketFactory.java:65)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.open(HttpConnection.java:707)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager$HttpConnectionAdapter.open(MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.java:1361)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(HttpMethodDirector.java:387)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java:171)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:397)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:346)
at org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.httpclient.HttpClientRetrieveFileTransfer.performConnect(HttpClientRetrieveFileTransfer.java:1142)
at org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.httpclient.HttpClientRetrieveFileTransfer.openStreams(HttpClientRetrieveFileTransfer.java:710)
at org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.retrieve.AbstractRetrieveFileTransfer.sendRetrieveRequest(AbstractRetrieveFileTransfer.java:889)
at org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.retrieve.AbstractRetrieveFileTransfer.sendRetrieveRequest(AbstractRetrieveFileTransfer.java:576)
at org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.retrieve.MultiProtocolRetrieveAdapter.sendRetrieveRequest(MultiProtocolRetrieveAdapter.java:106)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.transport.ecf.FileReader.sendRetrieveRequest(FileReader.java:349)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.transport.ecf.FileReader.readInto(FileReader.java:295)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.transport.ecf.RepositoryTransport.download(RepositoryTransport.java:80)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.transport.ecf.RepositoryTransport.download(RepositoryTransport.java:130)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.repository.helpers.AbstractRepositoryManager.loadIndexFile(AbstractRepositoryManager.java:721)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.repository.helpers.AbstractRepositoryManager.loadRepository(AbstractRepositoryManager.java:640)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata.repository.MetadataRepositoryManager.loadRepository(MetadataRepositoryManager.java:96)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata.repository.MetadataRepositoryManager.loadRepository(MetadataRepositoryManager.java:92)
at org.eclipse.equinox.p2.ui.LoadMetadataRepositoryJob.doLoad(LoadMetadataRepositoryJob.java:117)
at org.eclipse.equinox.p2.ui.LoadMetadataRepositoryJob.runModal(LoadMetadataRepositoryJob.java:102)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.ui.sdk.PreloadingRepositoryHandler$2.runModal(PreloadingRepositoryHandler.java:82)
at org.eclipse.equinox.p2.operations.ProvisioningJob.run(ProvisioningJob.java:177)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:54)
Does your workstation need to use a Proxy to get to the internet? If so, then you need to configure the proxy settings in Eclipse to route requests through the Proxy.
I still see the same error I posted at the beginning of this tread.
I see it when my program tries to read from a site for example:
www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-09-2008/jw-09-hadoop.html?page=3
Any other pointer to resolve this would be appreciated.