Instantrails users - Jul 2006 - browser connection issue tohttp://localhost:3000/ on XP ?

I had this same problem on my new Dell SP2 system:  basically any ruby
app that needed to do sockets would hang in wierd ways.  This would
manifest itself in trying to run the InstantRails sample apps, as well
as trying to install Rails with the stock version of ruby (e.g. "gem
install rails" would hang when it attempt to download stuff).  I asked
in several places for help, but no one had any suggestions.
 
  Running "netsh winsock reset" and rebooting cleared the problem
immediately.
 
  Thanks to Greg for sending this out.  I have a working Ruby/Rails
environment now. :-)
 
  -brian


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	From: instantrails-users-bounces at rubyforge.org
[mailto:instantrails-users-bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Curt
Hibbs
	Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 9:28 AM
	To: instantrails-users at rubyforge.org
	Subject: Re: [Instantrails-users] browser connection issue
tohttp://localhost:3000/ on XP ?
	
	
	No... this is the first I''ve ever seen of this.
	
	Curt
	
	
	On 7/14/06, gregsfm at tpg.com.au < gregsfm at tpg.com.au
<mailto:gregsfm at tpg.com.au> > wrote: 

		Update - Got things working by using "netsh winsock
reset".  BTW: Does 
		this make any sense to anyone?
		
		Reference:
	
http://networksecurityarchive.org/html/NTBugtraq/2004-08/msg00041.html

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Spolarich, Brian wrote:
>   Running "netsh winsock reset" and rebooting cleared the problem
> immediately.
It''s been a while since I did any pc repair, but a common side effect
of spyware
 messes up the winsock stack.   I remember there were various such commands to
clean it up...

Be sure to run ad aware and spybot to make sure spyware wasn''t the
cause.




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excellent - glad it helped Brian

Quoting "Spolarich, Brian" <bspolarich at picometrix.com>:
>   I had this same problem on my new Dell SP2 system:  basically any
> ruby
> app that needed to do sockets would hang in wierd ways.  This would
> manifest itself in trying to run the InstantRails sample apps, as
> well
> as trying to install Rails with the stock version of ruby (e.g. "gem
> install rails" would hang when it attempt to download stuff).  I
> asked
> in several places for help, but no one had any suggestions.
>  
>   Running "netsh winsock reset" and rebooting cleared the problem
> immediately.
>  
>   Thanks to Greg for sending this out.  I have a working Ruby/Rails
> environment now. :-)
>  
>   -brian
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> 	From: instantrails-users-bounces at rubyforge.org
> [mailto:instantrails-users-bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Curt
> Hibbs
> 	Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 9:28 AM
> 	To: instantrails-users at rubyforge.org
> 	Subject: Re: [Instantrails-users] browser connection issue
> tohttp://localhost:3000/ on XP ?
> 	
> 	
> 	No... this is the first I''ve ever seen of this.
> 	
> 	Curt
> 	
> 	
> 	On 7/14/06, gregsfm at tpg.com.au < gregsfm at tpg.com.au
> <mailto:gregsfm at tpg.com.au> > wrote: 
> 
> 		Update - Got things working by using "netsh winsock
> reset".  BTW: Does 
> 		this make any sense to anyone?
> 		
> 		Reference:
> 	
> http://networksecurityarchive.org/html/NTBugtraq/2004-08/msg00041.html
> 
>