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> Full Name: Scott Stephens > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: NOAA/NCDC > Package Version: 3.0u2 build date:2012-02-10 17:21 UTC > Operating System: Windows 7 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6 version: 1.6.0_31 j3d:1.5.2 > fcs (build4) > Description of problem: Connecting to server:adde.cise-nsf.gov > Not in GZIP format > --------------------------------------------------- > Getting above error when attempting to view GOES-E satellite data. Using the > port 80 plugin in an attempt to solve local firewall issues. > > Thanks, > Scott > Scott, The plugin for in the plugin manager is not designed for the general purpose. If you are installing this plugin, you need to uninstall it. If you have experience any firewall issue, you need to make sure with your network admin to have out going port 112 open. If you are trying to duplicate the plugin to solve your problem, there is some network port configuration need to be done on the adde server side too. Yuan Yuan > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.io.IOException: Not in GZIP format > at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readHeader(Unknown Source) > at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) > at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) > at > edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.adde.AddeURLConnection.connect(AddeURLConnection.java:719) > at > edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.adde.AddeURLConnection.getInputStream(AddeURLConnection.java:793) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.adde.AddeChooser.checkIfServerIsOk(AddeChooser.java:1186) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.adde.AddeChooser.canAccessServer(AddeChooser.java:1229) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.adde.AddeImageChooser.connectToServer(AddeImageChooser.java:789) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.adde.AddeImageChooser.handleConnect(AddeImageChooser.java:621) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.adde.AddeChooser.handleConnectFromThread(AddeChooser.java:599) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:1062) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1090) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: LUP-192281 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed