java.net.SocketException: Malformed reply from SOCKS server

appilu · 06-22-2011, 03:59 AM

Hi,

am getting an error "java.net.SocketException: Malformed reply from SOCKS server"

when trying to create a socket to an ip.but when i use localhost,its working fine
Error
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Socket skt=new Socket("192.168.1.18",4000);

working
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Socket skt=new Socket("localhost",4000);

can u help me

dwhitney67 · 06-22-2011, 06:00 AM

I cannot see anything wrong with the code you have presented. Constructing a Socket object is typically done by the client. A server should construct a ServerSocket object.

I tested the code below, and received the expected exception that the client could not connect. I would suspect that the exception thrown by your code is due to something else (a major clue is that the Socket constructor will not throw a SocketException!). Please create a simple example to test your theories about sockets, and report back here if you still have trouble.

Very simple client code:

Code:

import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.io.IOException;

class Client
{
   public static void main(String[] arggs)
   {
      try {
         Socket sock = new Socket("192.168.1.10", 4000);

         // ...
      }
      catch (UnknownHostException e) {
         System.err.println(e.toString());
      }
      catch (IOException e) {
         System.err.println(e.toString());
      }
   }
}