# Starting ES given Exception **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 11, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-es-given-exception/9323 "2012-10-11T16:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sumit\_Guptaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Sumit\_Guptaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sumit_Guptaa)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-es-given-exception/9323/1 "2012-10-11T16:49:41Z")
Hello all, I am having new problem when i am starting elasticsearch it gives the error after every 5 sec....Can anybody tell me what does it mean and where i am going wrong? java.net.SocketException: Address family not supported by protocol family: conne ct at sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Native Method) at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.connect(SocketChannelImpl.java:507) at org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientSocketPipe lineSink.connect(NioClientSocketPipelineSink.java:150) at org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientSocketPipe lineSink.eventSunk(NioClientSocketPipelineSink.java:113) at org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendDow nstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:574) at org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.connect(Channels.java :541) at org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.AbstractChannel.connect(Abstra ctChannel.java:210) at org.elasticsearch.common.netty.bootstrap.ClientBootstrap.connect(Clie ntBootstrap.java:227) at org.elasticsearch.common.netty.bootstrap.ClientBootstrap.connect(Clie ntBootstrap.java:188) at org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.connectToChannels(Ne ttyTransport.java:550) at org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.connectToNode(NettyT ransport.java:503) at org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.connectToNode(NettyT ransport.java:482) at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.connectToNode(TransportS ervice.java:124) at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService$2.run(Intern alClusterService.java:260) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExec utor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor .java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) [2012-10-11 22:15:49,737][WARN][transport.netty] [Howard the Duck] Ex ception caught on netty layer [[id: 0x00648938]] Thanx Regards, Sumit Gupta ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-es-given-exception/9323/2 "2012-10-11T21:09:46Z")
You need to provide a lot more details about your setup. Which ES version? How many nodes? Which client? On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Sumit Guptaa [sumit.gupta.ngi@gmail.com](mailto:sumit.gupta.ngi@gmail.com)wrote: > Hello all, > > I am having new problem when i am starting elasticsearch it gives the error > after every 5 sec....Can anybody tell me what does it mean and where i am > going wrong? > > java.net.SocketException: Address family not supported by protocol family: > conne > ct > at sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Native Method) > at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.connect(SocketChannelImpl.java:507) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientSocketPipe > lineSink.connect(NioClientSocketPipelineSink.java:150) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientSocketPipe > lineSink.eventSunk(NioClientSocketPipelineSink.java:113) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendDow > nstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:574) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.connect(Channels.java > :541) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.AbstractChannel.connect(Abstra > ctChannel.java:210) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.netty.bootstrap.ClientBootstrap.connect(Clie > ntBootstrap.java:227) > at > org.elasticsearch.common.netty.bootstrap.ClientBootstrap.connect(Clie > ntBootstrap.java:188) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.connectToChannels(Ne > ttyTransport.java:550) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.connectToNode(NettyT > ransport.java:503) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.connectToNode(NettyT > ransport.java:482) > at > org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.connectToNode(TransportS > ervice.java:124) > at > org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService$2.run(Intern > alClusterService.java:260) > at > java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExec > utor.java:886) > at > java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor > .java:908) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) > [2012-10-11 22:15:49,737][WARN][transport.netty] [Howard the > Duck] Ex > ception caught on netty layer [[id: 0x00648938]] > > Thanx > > Regards, > Sumit Gupta > > -- > View this message in context: > [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Starting-ES-given-Exception-tp4023806.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Starting-ES-given-Exception-tp4023806.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). > > -- -- ---
**Author:** ![drewr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/drewr/32/7803_2.png) [@drewr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/drewr)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-es-given-exception/9323/3 "2012-10-11T21:55:12Z")
Sumit Guptaa wrote: > I am having new problem when i am starting elasticsearch it gives the error > after every 5 sec....Can anybody tell me what does it mean and where i am > going wrong? [...] > java.net.SocketException: Address family not supported by protocol family: > connect > at sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Native Method) > at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.connect(SocketChannelImpl.java:507) > at Can you post a gist of your config/elasticsearch.yml? -Drew -- ---
**Author:** ![Sumit\_Guptaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Sumit\_Guptaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sumit_Guptaa)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-es-given-exception/9323/4 "2012-10-12T19:23:34Z")
Hi i am using elasticsearch 18.7 with one node...when i am starting ES with elasticsearch -f it gives the exception....Any Idea Thanx Regards, Sumit Gupta ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Male](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chris_male/32/2607_2.png) [@Chris\_Male](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chris_Male)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-es-given-exception/9323/5 "2012-10-13T07:10:00Z")
Sumit, Are you able to try with a more recent version such as 0.19.10? On Saturday, October 13, 2012 8:23:37 AM UTC+13, Sumit Gupta wrote: > Hi > > i am using elasticsearch 18.7 with one node...when i am starting ES with > elasticsearch -f it gives the exception....Any Idea > > Thanx > > Regards, > Sumit Gupta > > -- > View this message in context: > [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Starting-ES-given-Exception-tp4023806p4023920.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Starting-ES-given-Exception-tp4023806p4023920.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). -- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/starting-es-given-exception/9323/6 "2017-07-06T03:08:58Z")