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Bug 331492

Summary: "Install new software" error
Product: [Eclipse Project] Equinox Reporter: Missing name <joeo>
Component: p2Assignee: P2 Inbox <equinox.p2-inbox>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact:
Severity: major    
Priority: P3 CC: jasonab, remy.suen
Version: 3.6.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows XP   
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Description Missing name CLA 2010-11-30 20:47:54 EST 
Build Identifier: M20100909-0800

I get the following error every time I go to the help menu and try to "install new software"  it doesn't matter what the external address is and I've tried connecting to non-fire-walled networks... symptoms don't change

An internal error occurred during: "Contacting Software Sites".
java.lang.NullPointerException

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Deleted then reloaded software several times
2.Changed the IP addresses and eliminate them one by one.
3. Double checked several links, WiFi and E-Net Connections... no firewall
Comment 1 Remy Suen CLA 2010-11-30 20:52:38 EST 
(In reply to comment #0)
> An internal error occurred during: "Contacting Software Sites".
> java.lang.NullPointerException

Attach your log file (workspace/.metadata/.log) to this bug.
Comment 2 Jason Bennett CLA 2011-01-21 19:50:54 EST 
This is probably a duplicate of bug 298897
Comment 3 Jason Bennett CLA 2011-01-21 19:51:58 EST 
Sorry, that's bug 298987
Comment 4 DJ Houghton CLA 2011-01-24 10:57:44 EST 
Looks like it. 
Please re-open if the error log isn't the same.
Thanks.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 298987 ***