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Running Eclipse on restrictive windows machine (no admin rights) [message #725815]

Thu, 15 September 2011 16:48

Eclipse User

My company is very restrictive when it comes to what software to run on your PC. I have managed to get the admin to install the latest version of java and I can now run the latest version of eclipse.

I am running eclipse on a windows XP SP3 machine with 1 GB of ram. Everything is fine except when I try to open the eclipse help, the web page is unavailable. I get the

ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

While trying to retrieve the URL: http://127.0.0.1:4204/help/index.jsp? 

The following error was encountered: 

Connection to 127.0.0.1 Failed 
The system returned: 

    (111) Connection refused
The remote host or network may be down. Please try the request again.

I am assuming there is some local computer network restriction or firewall that is blocking my request and ability for the help system to function.

How can I get the eclipse help system working under such conditions?

Thank you.

Re: Running Eclipse on restrictive windows machine (no admin rights) [message #727186 is a reply to message #725815]

Tue, 20 September 2011 11:08

Eclipse User

On 9/15/11 4:48 PM, Mark Sluser wrote:
> My company is very restrictive when it comes to what software to run on
> your PC. I have managed to get the admin to install the latest version
> of java and I can now run the latest version of eclipse.
>
> I am running eclipse on a windows XP SP3 machine with 1 GB of ram.
> Everything is fine except when I try to open the eclipse help, the web
> page is unavailable. I get the
> ERROR
> The requested URL could not be retrieved
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> While trying to retrieve the URL: http://127.0.0.1:4204/help/index.jsp?
> The following error was encountered:
> Connection to 127.0.0.1 Failed The system returned:
> (111) Connection refused
> The remote host or network may be down. Please try the request again.
>
> I am assuming there is some local computer network restriction or
> firewall that is blocking my request and ability for the help system to
> function.
>
> How can I get the eclipse help system working under such conditions?

Did you try asking the admin why 127.0.0.1 (which is a ubiquitous
address for the local machine, aka "localhost") is blocked?

Also, you can access the same Eclipse help content online at
http://help.eclipse.org/

Eric

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