Re: Connecting to Sun EBS client via java web page

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:06:11 -0400, B. Alexander wrote:

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> When I go to the site on port 9000, it offers me a pop-up to download
> the gconsole.jnlp file. I choose "Open with..." and select javaws. It
> opens Java, then thinks about it and says "Unable to launch the
> application." I click on details, and am attaching the exception and
> wrapped exception. Can anyone decipher this and tell me whats going on?

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> The wrapped exception was:
> 
> java.net.SocketException: Network is unreachable

Debian testing/sid? IIRC, there is a known bug for this:

java-common: Package updates entail "Network is unreachable" in Java programs
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560142#35

The trick was disabling ipv6 for java.

Greetings,

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Camaleón