Re: Problem Updating to WDSCi 5.1.2.5

Don --

I just tried and selected Help -> Software Updates -> New Updates again to 
see the error message again and try to determine which web address was 
being blocked.  I also had the XML source up on my IE browser (with no 
proxy settings and no firewall software on my PC).

This time WDSCi found the web site and updated my software to 5.1.2.5. The 
only difference I could find was that I had the browser window up to that 
address.  I had tried it a few minutes earlier than that without the 
browser being up and still received the previous error message.

I don't pretend to understand what was going on, but it worked this time.

Thanks for your help,

Kirk Palmer
IT Project Manager
Walsworth Publishing Company

wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 07/18/2005 09:41:07 AM:

> Hi Kirk,
> 
> I suspect that the firewall or proxy server is either blocking the 
request 
> from WDSc or doing something to it.  I know this has come up on the 
> mailing list before so maybe someone can provide more insight.  Did you 
> have any proxy server configured in IE?
> 
> Do you have firewall software installed on your PC?  You might want to 
> check with your IT folks to see if they might have some insight. 
> 
> Don Yantzi
> Technical Release Lead
> WebSphere Development Studio &
> WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> IBM Toronto Lab
> Phone: (905) 413-4476
> IBM internal:  IBMCA(yantzi)  -  Internet: yantzi@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Don --
> 
> That link shows me the XML source in my browser (IE 6.0): 
> 
>   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
> - <site>
>   <description url="http://www.ibm.com/software/ad/wdt400";>IBM WebSphere 

> Development Studio Client for iSeries Update Site</description> 
> - <category-def label="IBM WebSphere Development Studio Client for 
iSeries 
> 
> updates" name="Service">
>   <description>IBM WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries 
product 
> 
> updates can be found here.</description> 
>   </category-def>
> - <feature url="features/com.ibm.wdsclient_5.1.2.5.jar">
>   <category name="Service" /> 
>   </feature>
>   </site>
> 
> 
> Yes, we do run a firewall here, but I don't know any details about what 
> does or does not get blocked.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kirk Palmer
> IT Project Manager
> Walsworth Publishing Company
> 
> 
> wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 07/17/2005 08:47:37 AM:
> 
> > Hi Kirk,
> > 
> > Can you access the following URL in your browser?
> > 
> > http://www3.software.ibm.
> > com/ibmdl/pub/software/websphere/iseries/wdsc512/update/site.xml 
> > ?
> > 
> > I believe this has come up before on the mailing list and the problem 
> was 
> > related to the proxy servers (or firewalls) at the company blocking or 

> > corrupting the xml file as it was being downloaded.  Do you have a 
proxy 
> 
> 
> > server specified in the preferences dialog?
> > 
> > Don Yantzi
> > Technical Release Lead
> > WebSphere Development Studio &
> > WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> > IBM Toronto Lab
> > Phone: (905) 413-4476
> > IBM internal:  IBMCA(yantzi)  -  Internet: yantzi@xxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> > I'm currently running WDSCi at version 5.1.2.4.  I was wanting to load 

> the 
> > 
> > 5.1.2.5 update.  When I select Help -> Software Updates -> New 
Updates, 
> I 
> > get an "Problem Occurred" window saying: 
> > Unable to access 
> > "
> > http://www3.software.ibm.
> > com/ibmdl/pub/software/websphere/iseries/wdsc512/update
> > ".
> >   Error parsing site stream. [The XML stream is not a valid default 
> > "site.xml" file. The root tag is not site.]
> >   Error parsing site stream. [The XML stream is not a valid default 
> > "site.xml" file. The root tag is not site.]
> > 
> > It will not allow me to access the update.
> > 
> > What can I do?
> > 
> > Kirk Palmer
> > IT Project Manager
> > Walsworth Publishing Company
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