Re: make-network-process timing out when connecting swank server

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I moved from spacemacs/sly/slynk to spacemacs/slime/swank - the issue
remains.

I fixed my original post to reflect this change.

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 8:06 PM Mirko Vukovic <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> This is a follow-up to a thread that I started a few weeks back (What are
> port requirements for remote lisp?).
>
> I run Msys2's Emacs on a corporate laptop running windows 10, and I don't
> have administrator privileges. I am using Sly and Spacemacs.
>

I now use slime/swank on Spacemacs


>
> My problem is that sly-connect times out when trying to connect to the
> swank server.
>
> Slime-connect times out

> With Martin's help, I was able to establish a tunnel, start swank, and
> with a telnet session on the laptop verify that I can send commands to
> swank (see that other thread for details).
>
> Nevertheless, sly-connect still fails. Stepping through the code, I came
> to a call to make-network-process, which is a C function.
>
> Slime-connect times out. The low-level function making the call is
make-network-process

> The error message is
> "make client process failed", "Connection timed out", :name, "sly-4",
> :buffer, nil, :host, "hal9000.us.tel.com", :service, 4005, :nowait, nil,
> :tls-parameters, nil
>
> I need help in figuring out the cause of the problem so that I can ask our
> IT department for specific help.
>
> My emacs can connect to the internet - for instance, org-ref
> (orgmode+bibtex) can fetch journal article citations using DOI's.
> So, why is make-network-process failing in this instance?
>
> I am looking for some simple tests of make-network proces that can narrow
> down the cause of failure when connecting to swank.
>
> I was going to ask on the emacs mailing list, but I thought it best to
> start here first.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mirko
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div>I moved from spacemacs/sly/slynk to=
 spacemacs/slime/swank - the issue remains.=C2=A0<div><div><br></div><div>I=
 fixed my original post to reflect this change.</div><div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at=
 8:06 PM Mirko Vukovic &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">mirko=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);=
padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>This is a foll=
ow-up to a thread that I started a few weeks back (<span style=3D"color:rgb=
(32,33,36);font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica=
,Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">What are port requi=
rements for remote lisp?).</span></div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(32,33,=
36);font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,=
sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><br></span></div><div><spa=
n style=3D"color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,Roboto,R=
obotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"=
>I run Msys2&#39;s Emacs on a corporate laptop running windows 10, and I do=
n&#39;t have administrator privileges. I am using Sly and Spacemacs.</span>=
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I now use slime/swank on Space=
macs</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:&quo=
t;Google Sans&quot;,Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-vari=
ant-ligatures:no-contextual"><br></span></div><div><font color=3D"#202124">=
<span style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><font face=3D"Google S=
ans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">My problem is that =
</font><font face=3D"monospace">sly-connect</font><font face=3D"Google Sans=
, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> times out when trying=
 to connect to the swank server.</font></span></font></div><div><font color=
=3D"#202124" face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sa=
ns-serif"><span style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><br></span><=
/font></div></div></blockquote><div>Slime-connect times out=C2=A0</div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font c=
olor=3D"#202124" face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial=
, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"></span><=
/font></div><div><font color=3D"#202124" face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, Robot=
oDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-variant-ligatures=
:no-contextual">With Martin&#39;s help, I was able to establish a tunnel, s=
tart swank, and with a telnet session on the laptop verify that I can send =
commands to swank (see that other thread for details).</span></font></div><=
div><font color=3D"#202124" face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helve=
tica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-contextua=
l"><br></span></font></div><div><font color=3D"#202124"><span style=3D"font=
-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><font face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, Roboto=
Draft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Nevertheless, </font><font face=3D"mon=
ospace">sly-connect</font><font face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, H=
elvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> still fails. Stepping through the code, I cam=
e to a call=C2=A0to </font><font face=3D"monospace">make-network-process</f=
ont><font face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-=
serif">, which is a C function.</font></span></font></div><div><br></div></=
div></blockquote><div>Slime-connect times out. The low-level function makin=
g the call is make-network-process=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div></div><div><font color=3D"#20212=
4" face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">=
<span style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">The error message=C2=
=A0is</span></font></div><div>&quot;make client process failed&quot;, &quot=
;Connection timed out&quot;, :name, &quot;sly-4&quot;, :buffer, nil, :host,=
 &quot;<a href=3D"http://hal9000.us.tel.com" target=3D"_blank">hal9000.us.t=
el.com</a>&quot;, :service, 4005, :nowait, nil, :tls-parameters, nil<font c=
olor=3D"#202124" face=3D"Google Sans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial=
, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><br></sp=
an></font></div><div><br></div><div><font color=3D"#202124" face=3D"Google =
Sans, Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"fon=
t-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">I need help in figuring out the cause of=
 the problem so that I can ask our IT department for specific help.</span><=
/font></div><div><br></div><div>My emacs can connect to the internet - for =
instance, org-ref (orgmode+bibtex) can fetch journal article citations usin=
g DOI&#39;s.</div><div>So, why is <font face=3D"monospace">make-network-pro=
cess</font> failing in this instance?</div><div><br></div><div>I am looking=
 for some simple tests of <font face=3D"monospace">make-network</font><font=
 face=3D"monospace"> proces</font>=C2=A0that can narrow down the cause of f=
ailure when connecting to swank.</div><div><br></div><div>I was going to as=
k on the emacs mailing list, but I thought it best to start here first.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Mirko</div></div>=
</blockquote><div>=C2=A0</div></div></div></div></div>

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