# Installation query! **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [29 June 2007 07:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installation-query/38735 "2007-06-29T07:25:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ujjwal\_Trivedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/22d042/32.png) [@Ujjwal\_Trivedi](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ujjwal_Trivedi)\ **Post date:** [29 June 2007 07:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installation-query/38735/1 "2007-06-29T07:25:06Z")
Hey all, I tried installing Rails on Windows through Gems.. I am getting this error: ERROR: While executing gem ... \       Getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.\ Any clues on why is this error and what might be the possible solution... Regards, Ujjwal > **···** > > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the > use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, > distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith > all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at [mailadmin@hexaware.com](mailto:mailadmin@hexaware.com) . > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Jan\_Svitok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jan\_Svitok](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jan_Svitok)\ **Post date:** [29 June 2007 13:04 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installation-query/38735/2 "2007-06-29T13:04:45Z")
[http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=8993&group\_id=126&atid=575](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=8993&group_id=126&atid=575) Seems like a problem with ruby gems, though I don't know if a newer version solves it. If your version of ruby and/or rubygems differs from ones mentioned in the bug, please add a comment. J. > **···** > > On 6/29/07, Ujjwal Trivedi \ wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > I tried installing Rails on Windows through Gems.. > > > > I am getting this error: > > > > ERROR: While executing gem ... \ > > > >       Getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.\ > > > > Any clues on why is this error and what might be the possible > > solution... > > > > Regards, > > > > Ujjwal ---
**Author:** ![Ujjwal\_Trivedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/22d042/32.png) [@Ujjwal\_Trivedi](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ujjwal_Trivedi)\ **Post date:** [29 June 2007 13:10 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installation-query/38735/3 "2007-06-29T13:10:35Z")
I am using the latest one from rubyforge. But I ve kinda found a solution at [http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/GemRails](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/GemRails) The problem may not be with gem but it might be a Firewall issue. So I chose to download and install manually as given in the aforesaid link. Now its up and running! Regards, Ujjwal > **···** > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jano Svitok [mailto:jan.svitok@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 6:35 PM > To: ruby-talk ML > Subject: Re: Installation query!! > > On 6/29/07, Ujjwal Trivedi \ wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > I tried installing Rails on Windows through Gems.. > > > > I am getting this error: > > > > ERROR: While executing gem ... \ > > > >       Getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.\ > > > > Any clues on why is this error and what might be the possible > > solution... > > > > Regards, > > > > Ujjwal > > [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=8993&group\_id=126](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=8993&group_id=126) > &atid=575 > > Seems like a problem with ruby gems, though I don't know if a newer > version solves it. If your version of ruby and/or rubygems differs > from ones mentioned in the bug, please add a comment. > > J. > > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the > use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, > distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith > all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin@hexaware.com . > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*