FileBot

Posted: **17 Jun 2018, 00:47**

Hi,

I've regularly used Filebot for a while now without issue, then suddenly it will no longer fetch info. It will show loading for a while, then display an error at the top of the screen;

SocketException: Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect

I'm running Windows 10 64-bit v1803. This may be the first time using Filebot since the 1803 feature update.
No other changes have been made.. no proxy change, network etc.

C:\Program Files\FileBot> filebot -script fn:sysinfo
Fetch failed: Try again in 5 seconds (2 more) => java.net.SocketException: Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect
Fetch failed: Try again in 10 seconds (1 more) => java.net.SocketException: Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect
Fetch failed: https://app.filebot.net/scripts/m1.jar.xz
java.net.SocketException: Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect
at net.filebot.web.WebRequest.fetch(WebRequest.java:143)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.lambda$fetchIfModified$9(CachedResource.java:215)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.lambda$null$0(CachedResource.java:87)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.retry(CachedResource.java:121)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.retry(CachedResource.java:133)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.retry(CachedResource.java:133)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.lambda$get$1(CachedResource.java:87)
at net.filebot.Cache.computeIf(Cache.java:90)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.get(CachedResource.java:82)
at net.filebot.MemoizedResource.get(Resource.java:36)
at net.filebot.cli.ScriptBundle.getScript(ScriptBundle.java:32)
at net.filebot.cli.ScriptShell.runScript(ScriptShell.java:74)
at net.filebot.cli.ArgumentProcessor.runScript(ArgumentProcessor.java:119)
at net.filebot.cli.ArgumentProcessor.run(ArgumentProcessor.java:29)
at net.filebot.Main.main(Main.java:115)
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect
at net.filebot.web.WebRequest.fetch(WebRequest.java:140)
... 14 more

Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect
java.net.SocketException: Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect
at net.filebot.web.WebRequest.fetch(WebRequest.java:143)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.lambda$fetchIfModified$9(CachedResource.java:215)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.lambda$null$0(CachedResource.java:87)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.retry(CachedResource.java:121)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.retry(CachedResource.java:133)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.retry(CachedResource.java:133)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.lambda$get$1(CachedResource.java:87)
at net.filebot.Cache.computeIf(Cache.java:90)
at net.filebot.CachedResource.get(CachedResource.java:82)
at net.filebot.MemoizedResource.get(Resource.java:36)
at net.filebot.cli.ScriptBundle.getScript(ScriptBundle.java:32)
at net.filebot.cli.ScriptShell.runScript(ScriptShell.java:74)
at net.filebot.cli.ArgumentProcessor.runScript(ArgumentProcessor.java:119)
at net.filebot.cli.ArgumentProcessor.run(ArgumentProcessor.java:29)
at net.filebot.Main.main(Main.java:115)
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect
at net.filebot.web.WebRequest.fetch(WebRequest.java:140)
... 14 more

Failure (°_°)
PS C:\Program Files\FileBot>

Strangely (or not?) I've discovered running FileBot.jar directly, everything works as per normal, fetches, renames etc. - although the GUI is a little bit funkier
Running Filebot.exe as I always have, I simply cannot fetch data to rename files.

I've reinstalled filebot & also deleted cache/temp from appdata just incase, updated java, no change.

Any ideas?

Posted: **17 Jun 2018, 05:30**

1.
Did you set a bad system-wide SOCKS proxy in your Windows network settings?

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java.net.SocketException: Can't connect to SOCKS proxy:Connection refused: connect

2.
Please purchase FileBot if you can.

Posted: **17 Jun 2018, 07:42**

No I haven't set any proxy, that's makes it all the more confusing. Especially since it had been running fine for approx. 12 months & now only works when ran from FileBot.jar

I was actually thinking I need to update from the version I've been using for 12 months now. Any idea if an updated version would resolve this :S ?

Posted: **17 Jun 2018, 08:05**

Probably not, because the error messages says that you've set up a Windows proxy. Please send me a screenshot of your Windows proxy / SOCKS proxy settings.

Posted: **17 Jun 2018, 08:22**

I shouldn't have been so stubborn..

There was a proxy configured in IE, although I have no idea why or what for. I've removed it and Filebot is and now working again.

Thanks rednoah

Posted: **17 Jun 2018, 08:37**

Well, it says Can't connect to SOCKS proxy, so that's definitely not something we can just exclude as the source of the issue without some thorough investigation.

The paid version of FileBot will work just fine now.

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