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Is this with the Windows client? It's having connectivity issues with the updated EDEX server, and I'm working on a new Windows CAVE release at the moment that should solve this problems. -mj > Hi Michael, > > Thanks for you confirmation. However, I am still unable to connect. > I remember that I was able to connect one or two months ago so I assume my > installation was successful. > > Here is the error message > > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.exception.VizCommunicationException: unable to > post request to server > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.requests.ThriftClient.sendRequest(ThriftClient.java:321) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.requests.ThriftClient.sendRequest(ThriftClient.java:269) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.comm.ConnectivityManager.checkLocalizationServer(ConnectivityManager.java:150) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.comm.ConnectivityManager.checkLocalizationServer(ConnectivityManager.java:127) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.localization.ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.validateLocalization(ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.java:537) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.localization.ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.validate(ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.java:513) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.thinclient.ui.ThinClientConnectivityDialog.validate(ThinClientConnectivityDialog.java:227) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.localization.ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.validateAndClose(ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.java:458) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.localization.ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.performOk(ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.java:760) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.localization.ConnectivityPreferenceDialog$4.widgetSelected(ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.java:433) > at > org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:248) > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84) > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1276) > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:3562) > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3186) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.localization.ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.open(ConnectivityPreferenceDialog.java:242) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.thinclient.localization.ThinClientLocalizationInitializer.setupServers(ThinClientLocalizationInitializer.java:97) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.localization.LocalizationInitializer.run(LocalizationInitializer.java:76) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.thinclient.cave.ThinClientComponent.initializeLocalization(ThinClientComponent.java:187) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.personalities.cave.component.CAVEApplication.startComponent(CAVEApplication.java:134) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.application.VizApplication.start(VizApplication.java:97) > at > org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196) > at > org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110) > at > org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79) > at > org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:353) > at > org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:180) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) > at > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) > at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:629) > at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:584) > at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1438) > at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1414) > Caused by: com.raytheon.uf.common.comm.CommunicationException: Error > occurred communicating with server: Connect to > edex-cloud.unidata.ucar.edu:9581 [edex-cloud.unidata.ucar.edu/104.40.23.143] > failed: connect timed out. Hit retry limit, aborting connection. > at com.raytheon.uf.common.comm.HttpClient.process(HttpClient.java:488) > at > com.raytheon.uf.common.comm.HttpClient.postDynamicSerialize(HttpClient.java:674) > at > com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.requests.ThriftClient.sendRequest(ThriftClient.java:294) > ... 33 more > Caused by: org.apache.http.conn.ConnectTimeoutException: Connect to > edex-cloud.unidata.ucar.edu:9581 [edex-cloud.unidata.ucar.edu/104.40.23.143] > failed: connect timed out > at > org.apache.http.impl.conn.HttpClientConnectionOperator.connect(HttpClientConnectionOperator.java:132) > at > org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.connect(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:318) > at > org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:363) > at > org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:219) > at > org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:195) > at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec.execute(RetryExec.java:86) > at > org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RedirectExec.execute(RedirectExec.java:108) > at > org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:184) > at > org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:82) > at > org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:106) > at > org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:57) > at > com.raytheon.uf.common.comm.HttpClient.postRequest(HttpClient.java:406) > at com.raytheon.uf.common.comm.HttpClient.process(HttpClient.java:464) > ... 35 more > Caused by: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out > at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) > at > java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:339) > at > java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:200) > at > java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:182) > at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:392) > at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:579) > at > org.apache.http.conn.socket.PlainConnectionSocketFactory.connectSocket(PlainConnectionSocketFactory.java:72) > at > org.apache.http.impl.conn.HttpClientConnectionOperator.connect(HttpClientConnectionOperator.java:123) > ... 47 more > > > Thanks a lot. > > Jack > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I just wonder if edex-cloud.unidata.ucar.edu is down since my AWIPS > > could > > > not connect at the moment. > > > > > > > > > Hi Jack, > > > > Are you still unable to connect? We recently updated the DNS forwarding > > address of edex-cloud, which may be the reason you are unable to connect. > > I can confirm the server is up and accepting connections, so maybe you > > should try again and the DNS change will be resolved on your end. > > > > -Michael James > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: IJV-494848 > > Department: Support AWIPS > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > =================== > > NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the > > Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through > > the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in > > this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us. > > > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: IJV-494848 Department: Support AWIPS Priority: High Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.