Java error - Software caused connection abort: recv failed

Question

The full error is:

java.net.SocketException: Software caused connection abort: recv failed
    at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method)
    at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:168)
    at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:121)
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.readBytes(StreamDecoder.java:283)
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.implRead(StreamDecoder.java:325)
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.read(StreamDecoder.java:177)
    at java.io.InputStreamReader.read(InputStreamReader.java:184)
    at java.io.BufferedReader.fill(BufferedReader.java:154)
    at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(BufferedReader.java:317)
    at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(BufferedReader.java:382)
    at chat.run(chat.java:76)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)

"at chat.run(chat.java:76)" is this line:

System.out.println("[_in_"+(line=ins.readLine())+"_]");

line being a string and ins being a BufferedReader

ins = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(_sock.getInputStream()));

_sock being

Socket       _sock      = null;
_sock = serv_sock.accept();

This happends on my Server java and not on my client java... Also, this happends when I dont send anything for a little while

-----EDIT------

I tried it again; First it went 40 minutes of doing nothing and it still worked, then I waited 40 minutes again and this time it didn't work.

It seems to be kind of random.. I can't figure out what's causing it.

The files I have are * [client.java], [chat.java], [vlc.java] * [server.java], [chat.java], [vlc.java]

the vlc files are the same in both although chat is different (since I havn't done Threads in both client and server yet)

Here's the code;

   SERVER
server.java: pastebin.com/GH8ShcGp
chat.java  : pastebin.com/iaL23kSb
vlc.java   : pastebin.com/9kyrbh5q



    CLIENT
client.java: pastebin.com/HDK450Jg
chat.java  : pastebin.com/CfHrEUkE
vlc.java   : pastebin.com/SfZgYy58

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I think it's a window/network thing. Someone who please can help me fix this??

Answer 1

I couldn't get your exact problem to replicate on my own computer using your code and localhost-connections, but after reading about "BufferedReader.readLine() throwing java.net.SocketException: Software caused connection abort: recv failed" in several different pages, I believe this is related to your network. The connection seems to be terminated due to TCP timeout or data corrupted in the transmission.

If this happens over localhost-connections (server and client in same computer), it could be a faulty memory, otherwise you might have a broken nic, router or cable somewhere along the line. If you're using wireless, they can be pretty unreliable.