# Net::HTTP.get\_response fails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-http-get-response-fails/79468>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 10, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-http-get-response-fails/79468 "2006-03-10T14:13:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joerg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Joerg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joerg)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-http-get-response-fails/79468/1 "2006-03-10T14:13:54Z")

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Is there any reason/way for

Net::HTTP.get\_response(‘[www.google.com](http://www.google.com)’, ‘/index.html’)

to fail?

I have this working on countless computers - even inside corporate  
networks, but in one particular corporate network - I do not get a  
response back. Could this have something to do with proxy/firewall  
setups etc?

Joerg