# Help needed in installing rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-in-installing-rails/156248>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 23, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-in-installing-rails/156248 "2008-12-23T13:04:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-in-installing-rails/156248/1 "2008-12-23T13:04:32Z")

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i have installed ruby and mysql on my windowsxp system bt for  
installing rails when i m applying command “gem install rails”  
it showing some error…  
ERROR: while executed gem …gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError  
getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostman.

how can i solve this error…