# Install rail behind a proxy

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rail-behind-a-proxy/58109>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 18, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rail-behind-a-proxy/58109 "2006-04-18T17:01:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bolo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@Bolo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bolo_M)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rail-behind-a-proxy/58109/1 "2006-04-18T17:01:15Z")

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Hello

i try to install rail. I am behin a proxy with no Authorization

C:\rubygems-0.8.11\>gem install rails -p [http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx](http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)  
Attempting local installation of ‘rails’  
Local gem file not found: rails\*.gem  
Attempting remote installation of ‘rails’  
Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
Install required dependency rake? [Yn] y  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:42:in `rbuf_fill': execution expired (Timeout::E rror) from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:196:in `timeout’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:55:in `timeout' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:196:in `rbuf\_fill’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:128:in `read' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1735:in `read\_body\_0’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1697:in `read_body' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/open-uri.rb:554:in `proxy\_o  
pen’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/open-uri.rb:545:in  
`request ' ... 27 levels... from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd_manager.rb:94:in `proce  
ss\_args’  
from  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd\_manager.rb:67:in `run' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:13:in `run’  
from c:/ruby/bin/gem:17

But it’s working. i have always a timeout

Why ?

Bolo

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**Author:** ![Bolo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@Bolo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bolo_M)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rail-behind-a-proxy/58109/2 "2006-04-18T22:39:12Z")

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I had to do this at school. It may not be what you’re looking for, but I  
downloaded all of the gems and installed locally.

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**Author:** ![Bolo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@Bolo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bolo_M)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rail-behind-a-proxy/58109/3 "2006-04-18T23:57:25Z")

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Use

c:\> set HTTP\_PROXY = [[proxy location]]

They Ruby Gems should work.

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**Author:** ![Bolo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@Bolo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bolo_M)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rail-behind-a-proxy/58109/4 "2006-04-19T12:07:33Z")

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i try to install local

C:\gem\>gem install Activesupport  
Attempting local installation of ‘Activesupport’  
Local gem file not found: Activesupport\*.gem  
Attempting remote installation of ‘Activesupport’  
Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:42:in `rbuf_fill': execution expired (Timeout::E rror) from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:196:in `timeout’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:55:in `timeout' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:196:in `rbuf\_fill’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:128:in `read' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1735:in `read\_body\_0’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1697:in `read_body' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/open-uri.rb:554:in `proxy\_o  
pen’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/open-uri.rb:545:in  
`request ' ... 24 levels... from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd_manager.rb:94:in `proce  
ss\_args’  
from  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd\_manager.rb:67:in `run' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:13:in `run’  
from c:/ruby/bin/gem:17

C:\gem\>gem install Activesupport -p [http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx](http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)  
Attempting local installation of ‘Activesupport’  
Local gem file not found: Activesupport\*.gem  
Attempting remote installation of ‘Activesupport’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:42:in `rbuf_fill': execution expired (Timeout::E rror) from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:196:in `timeout’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:55:in `timeout' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:196:in `rbuf\_fill’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:160:in `readuntil' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:171:in `readline’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1554:in `read_status_line' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1538:in `read\_new’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:833:in `request' ... 21 levels... from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd_manager.rb:94:in `proce  
ss\_args’  
from  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd\_manager.rb:67:in `run' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:13:in `run’

```
    from c:/ruby/bin/gem:17

```

no working

Martinique Sans Fil  
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