# One click installer + gems **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 4, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420 "2006-02-04T19:16:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420/1 "2006-02-04T19:16:07Z")
Hi! It was expected, that as of 1.8.4, ruby networking works on windows. However using the latest installer, when I tried to install a gem (actually rails), the gem process failed. So is there anybody having the same problem, or can everbybody else install gems under XP? thx Gergo ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420/2 "2006-02-04T21:14:43Z")
On 2/4/06, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi! > > It was expected, that as of 1.8.4, ruby networking works on windows. > However using the latest installer, when I tried to install a gem > (actually rails), the gem process failed. > > So is there anybody having the same problem, or can everbybody else > install gems under XP? I don’t have any problem. Are you behind a proxy server? Specifically, what error messages are you getting? Curt ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420/3 "2006-02-04T22:04:14Z")
No error message. When I say: gem install rails, the last line I get is: Attempting remote installation of ‘rails’ I connect the internet via a router. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420/4 "2006-02-04T23:02:07Z")
Additional problems: cannot ping [gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) The test script: require ‘socket’ hostname = ARGV[0] puts “Making socket to #{hostname}” sock = TCPSocket.new(hostname, 80) mesg = “GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: #{hostname}\r\n\r\n” puts "writing to socket #{hostname}: " + mesg sock.write mesg puts “Wow, no hang!” hangs on [www.google.com](http://www.google.com) Anyway, my internet connection seems to be ok… ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420/5 "2006-02-05T00:56:26Z")
On 2/4/06, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > mesg = “GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: #{hostname}\r\n\r\n” > puts "writing to socket #{hostname}: " + mesg > sock.write mesg > puts “Wow, no hang!” > > hangs on [www.google.com](http://www.google.com) > > Anyway, my internet connection seems to be ok… How can you say your internet connection is ok when you can’t get to google? I can get to google and I can ping [gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) – there is defintiely something wrong with your internet connection. Curt ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420/6 "2006-02-05T00:56:26Z")
On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 08:35:00AM +0900, Curt H. wrote: > > puts “Wow, no hang!” > > > > hangs on [www.google.com](http://www.google.com) > > > > Anyway, my internet connection seems to be ok… > > How can you say your internet connection is ok when you can’t get to > google? I can get to google and I can ping [gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) – there > is defintiely something wrong with your internet connection. I think he was hinting that the problem lies in Ruby’s TCPSocket… See [145244] for instance. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420/7 "2006-02-05T02:15:13Z")
I’ve read that 6 month old post, but don’t know what to do. So how to resolve? thx ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-installer-gems/53420/8 "2006-02-06T01:09:03Z")
I can of course connect to google with other methods…