When I try to add at google gadget to my sidebar I get the following error in the trace log.
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
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 org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.ReflectionSocketFactory.createSocket(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.open(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager$HttpConnectionAdapter.open(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.net.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.net.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.util.FileCache.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.util.FileCache.createCacheFile(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.util.FileCache.put(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.util.FileCache.internalFetchAndCache(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.util.FileCache.fetchAndCache(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.Module.getGadgetSpecDocument(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.Module.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.Module.createModuleDefinition(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.GooglePalleteProvider.createPalleteItem(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.GooglePalleteProvider.createPalleteItem(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.wizards.BaseBuilderWizard.createItem(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.wizard.GoogleTermsPage$1.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(Unknown Source)
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.Module.substituteUserPrefs(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.Module.getTitle(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rcp.toolbox.google.provider.internal.wizard.GoogleTermsPage$1.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(Unknown Source)
SystemErr 7
I suspect it to be a proxy problem, but I am not sure. Previously there were problems accessing google gadgets, but they were addressed in 8.0.2. May it has been reintroduced in 8.5
Any ideas?