Java Plugin error: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect (Doc ID 732981.1)

Last updated on MAY 25, 2024

Applies to:

Symptoms

-- Problem Statement:
Customer has just upgraded to Java Sun Plugin following note 290807.1 and applied necessary
patches (6643292 and 5884875) and IO 6863618 and generate jar files.

When Launching Forms the next error appears on Java Console:

Java Plug-in 1.6.0_07
Using JRE version 1.6.0_07 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Documents and Settings\user
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.proto .http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.AbstractAutoProxyHandler.getJSFileFromURL(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.AbstractAutoProxyHandler.init(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.DynamicProxyManager.reset(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.DeployProxySelector.reset(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.initEnvironment(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.initEnvironment(Unknown Source)

After that Forms launch fine.

-- Steps To Reproduce:
- Move to Java Sun Plugin
- Launch Forms

-- Business Impact:
No Business impact. System is a test instance.

Changes

Cause

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