Proxy access when using webstart

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • When proxy server is required in a network, the jnlp application is not working, the following error is found in the log:

    location.getHost() --> test.example.com
    Exception in thread "main" java.net.UnknownHostException: test.example.com
            at java.net.Inet6AddressImpl.lookupAllHostAddr(Native Method)
            at java.net.InetAddress$2.lookupAllHostAddr(InetAddress.java:929)
            at java.net.InetAddress.getAddressesFromNameService(InetAddress.java:1324)
            at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(InetAddress.java:1277)
            at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress.java:1193)
            at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress.java:1127)
            at java.net.InetAddress.getByName(InetAddress.java:1077)
            at DNSTest.main(DNSTest.java:11)
    

Environment

  • OpenJDK
    • 1.8
    • Webstart/icedtea-web

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