Can't connect to content server?

[woodygirl]

Help!
I haven't used Calibre in over 3 years. I just installed the newest version on my laptop, running Windows 8.1, and I keep getting this error message:
calibre, version 2.64.0
ERROR: Failed to start Content Server: Could not start the content server. Error:

error('No socket could be created',)

I cannot download any metadata, I'm assuming because of this?
I checked and the program is not being blocked by Windows firewall or any antivirus program. I just want to be able to download my metadata, I don't share across devices or anything like that.

I am not computer savvy enough to figure this out...help please!

[theducks]

You have some sort of Network issue.

Metadata download is independent of the Content server.
Do you have more than 1 Network (eg WiFi and Wired) active?
Calibre may be attaching to the wrong one.
There Is a Tweak to force a port

[woodygirl]

I just have Wifi. Nothing changed on my laptop or my network from the last time I used Calibre. That is why I am utterly confused as to why nothing seems to be working right.

The error I get with the Metadata says there is no source, so I went to my plugins to update them, and I cannot. I get this error message:

calibre, version 2.64.0
ERROR: Update Check Failed: Unable to reach the plugin index page.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\dialogs\plugin_updater.py", line 434, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\dialogs\plugin_updater.py", line 61, in read_available_plugins
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\https.py", line 198, in get_https_resource_securely
File "httplib.py", line 1208, in connect
File "httplib.py", line 793, in connect
File "socket.py", line 553, in create_connection
gaierror: [Errno 11003] getaddrinfo failed

[PeterT]

Sounds like calibre is being blocked by a firewall on your PC.

[woodygirl]

I turned my firewall completely off and I am still getting the same error message.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by woodygirl

I turned my firewall completely off and I am still getting the same error message.

Does your WEB Browser work (Firefox, IE, Opera....)?
Otherwise: You appear to have another firewall (or malware infestation) interfering

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by woodygirl

Help!
I haven't used Calibre in over 3 years. I just installed the newest version on my laptop, running Windows 8.1, and I keep getting this error message:
calibre, version 2.64.0
ERROR: Failed to start Content Server: Could not start the content server. Error:

error('No socket could be created',)

I cannot download any metadata, I'm assuming because of this?
I checked and the program is not being blocked by Windows firewall or any antivirus program. I just want to be able to download my metadata, I don't share across devices or anything like that.

I am not computer savvy enough to figure this out...help please!

The first error means what it says - can't start server. Which means this is set



Perhaps something significant (unbeknownst to you) has changed in your network setup during the last 3 years, and calibre is configured to work with the 'old network setup'. The simplest thing to do is to create a fresh configuration, you will lose all your global settings, plugins etc - but you will NOT lose your library of books. Here's how to do that

• In main GUI program (library manager) go to Preferences->Miscellaneous and click Open configuration directory
• That should open a folder in File Explorer named something like C:\Users\<your user name>\Appdata\Roaming\calibre.
• Close calibre but leave the File Explorer window open
• In the File Explorer window tap Backspace key
• Now you should be in C:\Users\<your user name>\Appdata\Roaming with the calibre folder highlighted, rename it to something like calibre-old.

Start calibre and you will be taken through the First Time wizard.

You may have to 'hook' calibre up to your existing library via the Switch/Create Library function

If that doesn't solve your problems, then you can reverse the process by reinstating the configuration - close calibre, rename folder calibre to calibre-fresh and folder calibre-old to calibre.

BR

[kovidgoyal]

Something, most likely your antivirus program is blocking calibre from connecting to the net.