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Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan
@comtrjl I think you've hit the nail. If I check the network connections while calibre is blocked, I find this:
It looks like it's trying to connect to Internet but it isn't being able to. I have avast, but it doesn't block previous versions.
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Why do you say its not able to connect to 'net ?
127.0.0.1 is your PC. Its often called localhost, or the standard Loopback address, its part of the TCP/IP foundation. If you cant communicate to 127.anything its probably because your computer is turned off 8) and it looks fine to me, more info here
http://www.rolo.org/127-0-0-1.html
If you can access this forum via browser on the machine with calibre - then you can obviously get beyond your own computer
When Calibre starts it
tries to connect with
Code:
Kovid's server (divok.kovidgoyal.net (209.20.65.15))
and this forum (mobilread.com(67.205.70.12))
to see if there are new versions of the core or plug ins. I often use Calibre when I have no network, Calibre works fine, doesn't even complain. Try pulling the plug on the network. If you are starting with a device attached then try disconnecting it too.
Trying pinging those domain names and IP addresses, if you can, then nothing is blocking those addresses - makes sense otherwise you would not be able to post here or donload from Kovids servers. Your firewall probably has something called an exclusion list or outbound rules, here one can block programs from accessing the network - but I've not see anything that allows specific versions to be blocked.
But to be certain - turn your firewall off and then try to start calibre - providing you don't surf warez sites and download, and its only for a short time, the risks are negligible. Some Black Hatted 'gurus' hold the view that firewalls are a a waste of time.
You can watch what Calibre does via the Windows Resource Manager Performance Monitor (ctrl/shift/escape then Resource Manager button).
If something is blocking calibre access to the 'net it would probably be your firewall or router rather than your AV. What firewall do you use? Are you behind a corporate proxy server. Are you using a Virtual Private Network.
I think calibre uses the standard HTTP ports, so if your browser works then so should calibre. And why only since 0.8.67 - still doesn't make sense.
I've attached a text file with my Qt registry settings - you might be able make some sense of it if you dump your Qt settings to another text file and do a diff or similar.
BR