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Hi, I am trying to install an update using Help->Software updates->Find and install. But, when I type in the url of the site where the plugin is available (e.g., http://www.javaspider.org) I get an error message that says 'connection refused'. I am connected to the internet via a proxy server. I have made the necessary settings in Install/update setting under Windows->properties. But, I think eclipse is not able to handle authentication requests from the server (un/pwd) and hence the error message. -Raghu
Maybe these are obvious, but just asking: - did you enter the correct values for host and port? It is very easy to make a typo - are you using NTLM? in that case you need to use at least JDK 1.4.2_03 and make sure the user is entered as domain\userid
- Yes, I am sure I entered the url and port number correctly (there are other applications that I use that require similar settings and they are working fine) - I dont know what NTLM is and yes, I am using jdk 1.4.2_03.
NTLM is Microsoft's proxy
Ok - but like you said, I am using jdk-1.4.2_05 (higher than 1.4.2_03) so shouldn't it take care of authentication properly?
Just for completeness: - you are not running a proxy script (check your IE's network connections and see what the proxy settings are) - you enter the correct host/port - you're not behind a NTLM proxy Everybody seems to be ok with regular proxies, the only scenario that is not supported is when a .pac script is run for setting up the proxy.
No, I am not using any script (pac). IE settings are made with just the proxy url and port number. Of course, the proxy server prompts me for a un/pwd when I first try to connect to any site. I think eclipse is not able to handle this request from the proxy. (I think it would have worked had the proxy not requested authentication and connected to the site directly)
same problem with 3.1M6 on Linux GTK. I think it worked on 3.1M4.
open for years without reply (close?)
Yes. Install/Update has moved to Eclipse Platform support for proxies. Many problems in this area should be fixed in 3.3 due to this move.
Running Eclipse 3.3 (build I20070625-1500), I'm still not able to use Update feature while sitting behind authenticating proxy (it's squid/2.6.STABLE4). In preferences "Manual proxy configuration" is checked, proxy server name and port are set, "Enable proxy authentication" is checked and correct name/password are entered. Still, while trying to "Search for updates of the currently installed features", a window with name/password request continuously pop up, and filling that fields gains nothing. After ~20 popups I get an error window with "Unable to access site: http://xxxxxxxxx, server returned HTTP response code: 407 Proxy Authentication Required" line. Bad proxy may be?
Hm, https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=54961#c0 says that for non-NTLM proxies username must be prepended with AUTH-DOMAIN\ prefix, like DMN\username. This way Install/Update works good.
