# Problem with rubygems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rubygems/74327>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 4, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rubygems/74327 "2006-11-04T16:24:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rubygems/74327/1 "2006-11-04T16:24:00Z")

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Hi guys,

I try to install rubyzip gem as follows(under XP):

C:\Ruby\gem install -r rubyzip  
ERROR: While executing gem … (SocketError)  
getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.

when I try to ping [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) I get these output:  
Pinging [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) [205.234.109.18] with 32 bytes of  
data:

Reply from 205.234.109.18: bytes=32 time=114ms TTL=40  
Reply from 205.234.109.18: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=40  
Reply from 205.234.109.18: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=40  
Reply from 205.234.109.18: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=40

Ping statistics for 205.234.109.18:  
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),  
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:  
Minimum = 51ms, Maximum = 114ms, Average = 68ms

How do I fix the socketError?

then I download download the zip file from  
[http://rubyzip.sourceforge.net/](http://rubyzip.sourceforge.net/)  
unzip it,go to the folder containing install.rb,and install it as  
follows:

ruby install.rb

By trying the test script I think rubyzip is installed successfully. But  
the problem is that I cannot see it in the local gems by typing this  
line:  
c:\gem list --local

Is there any problem with my installation?

Thank you in advance,

Li

C:\Ruby\download\rubyzip-0.9.1\>ping [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)