Eclipse updates not working

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I have installed Eclipse 3,6 on 64 bit Windows platform. When I try to connect to update sites by going to Help->install new software it gives following error:

Unable to connect to repository 
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo/content.xml
Connection refused: connect

I have tried all available sites - they all give me the same error. Dialog box shows: Provision exception.

Any idea what's happening?

Uzia answered 4/1, 2011 at 20:35 Comment(2)

Are you able to access the URL using a browser? – Ingot 4/1, 2011 at 20:48

Maybe some kind of temporary issue like in eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&goto=502111& ? – Vault 4/1, 2011 at 21:5

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In Eclipse (go to Window > Preferences > General > Network connections).
Select "Active Provider" as "Manual".
Select HTTP and click edit.
Enter the host and port
Select "Requires Authentication" and enter the username and password.
Repeat Step 1 to 5 for Https.
In "proxy bypass" section click "Add host"
Enter http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo/content.xml and OK

After spending an entire week with the issue, this solution finally worked for me

Urion answered 18/8, 2011 at 6:22 Comment(2)

thank you! (Grumble, grumble, why doesn't Eclipse just use the system proxy settings? And why does it let you specify a proxy which is just ignored until you locate the obscure "Active Provider" drop down?) – Backrest 18/10, 2011 at 23:56

You can select Direct at Active Provider and Nothing to do any other steps. Its working for me. – Waist 5/8, 2013 at 6:32

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Maybe you're behind a firewall, and need to access the web through a proxy. Have you set a proxy in your web browser? If so, you need to set the same proxy in Eclipse (go to Preferences > General > Network connections).

Maraschino answered 4/1, 2011 at 20:48 Comment(1)

I did not set up any proxy for my web browser. – Uzia 4/1, 2011 at 20:50

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Well, try to enter this website: http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.6.x

If that link works, then it's not your fault. I've tried your link, and it doesn't work for me either.

If the link I gave you doesn't work either, then the problem is on your side and you need to check your network settings.

Melba answered 4/1, 2011 at 20:57 Comment(1)

I tried that link from eclipse update site.. same error is thrown: – Uzia 4/1, 2011 at 21:2

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If you are behind a firewall, have set the proxy settings in the preferences correctly and it's still not working, Try setting -Dsun.net.client.defaultReadTimeout=<"amount in ms, e.g. 30000"> in the eclipse.ini worked well for me. It looks like Eclipse has a quick timeout on that updatesite search. Some proxys can slow the process down by a few seconds and you get a timeout before the updatesite is loaded completely

Pius answered 21/1, 2014 at 11:3 Comment(0)

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