Can't Access ANY url from python (errno 61)

[Shashwat Anand]

try this :

>>> url = 'http://www.google.com'
>>> proxy = {'http': 'http://username:password@proxy:port'}
>>> content = urllib.urlopen(url, proxies = proxy).read()

Hopefully it should run without error.

Second approach can be to check whether your environment variables are
setup. $set will show you. If not the case set up your environment variable.

HTH,

~l0nwlf


On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 8:02 AM, MattB <mattbarkan at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Feb 19, 8:28 pm, Chris Rebert <c... at rebertia.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 5:06 PM, MattB <mattbar... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Feb 19, 7:20 pm, MattB <mattbar... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> On Feb 19, 6:02 pm, "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hell... at dcuktec.org>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > On 02/19/10 21:48, MattB wrote:
> > >> > > Hey all,
> >
> > >> > > I've been working on a program that accesses my school's password
> > >> > > protected website and downloads directory names. I'm using
> mechanize.
> >
> > >> > > Recently, the program has been unable to open the website,
> returning
> > >> > > the 'errno 61 connection refused' error. I presume the school's
> server
> > >> > > was blocking me because of many automated logins.
> >
> > >> > Being a former school BOFH, I can assure you that if I was annoyed
> by
> > >> > your 'misuse' I would have tracked you down and made you aware of
> it.
> >
> > >> > > However, it turns out that I cannot now open ANY url from within
> > >> > > Python on my computer using mechanize (or urllib for that matter).
> > >> > > And I've tried in several places -- my place, a friend's place
> (who
> > >> > > also has comcast as an ISP) and the school -- but no dice,
> constant
> > >> > > errno 61's whenever I try to open a url.
> >
> > >> > As mentioned by Jonathan Gardener, this is most likely a proxy
> gateway.
> >
> > >> > > The strangest thing about this is that firefox still works
> flawlessly
> > >> > > on any site.
> >
> > >> > Your system might have been centrally configure so that applications
> are
> > >> > aware of the proxy, firefox probably has been piggybacking on those
> > >> > settings (as it should). Most platforms can be made aware of a proxy
> by
> > >> > a DHCP option send by the DHCP server (that is when you
> automatically
> > >> > get an IP address).
> >
> > >> > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > <snip>
> > > Breakthrough:
> >
> > > I tried switching from a wireless connection to my router, and instead
> > > used an ethernet connection -- and now everything works.
> >
> > > Why would this make a difference? MAC address? Is it possible for an
> > > external server to see my MAC address and block it? Clearly wasn't an
> > > IP address issue!
> >
> > If you're using the campus network and depending on the exact network
> > details, yes, they very likely can know your MAC address and thus
> > block it.
> > Since your Wi-Fi card and Ethernet card have different hardware MAC
> > addresses, yes, switching would change your visible MAC address, thus
> > circumventing any blocks based on it.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Chris
> > --
> > Hi ACMS!http://blog.rebertia.com
>
> Chris,
>
> I'm using the network in my own apartment. Not the campus's.
> Moreover, my mac's MAC address is different from the MAC address shown
> by my router, but as I said I'm also blocked when using my friend's
> wireless router at his apartment.
>
> So it must be my mac's MAC, and not the router's MAC, that's being
> blocked, right?
>
> But ALSO -- is it my ISP that's blocking the mac's MAC (and not the
> school), since I can't raise ANY url's from python when I'm on
> wireless?
> --
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