Hi Monks,

I'm trying to install LWP::Protocol::https::socket without any success. I was hoping someone would be able to help me with this issue. The OS I'm using is Oracle Linux 6.4 and Perl version v5.10.1. The reason I'm trying to load this module is because I have a script that is using WWW::Mechanize and I got the the following message:

"LWP::Protocol::https::Socket: connect: Network is unreacheable at /us
+r/local/share/perl5/LWP/Protocol/http.pm line 51."
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This same script works on another machine without any problems. Below is the error message when trying to install the module LWP::Protocol::https::Socket

cpan[1]> install LWP::Protocol::https::Socket
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.45)
Going to read '/root/.cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:53:03 GMT
Running install for module 'LWP::Protocol::https::Socket'
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.84)
Running make for G/GA/GAAS/LWP-Protocol-https-6.04.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.47)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.062)
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS/LWP-Protocol-htt
+ps-6.04.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes
......................................................................
+......DONE
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.58)
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/Changes
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/lib/
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/Makefile.PL
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/MANIFEST
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/META.json
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/META.yml
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/README
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/t/
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/t/apache.t
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/lib/LWP/
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/lib/LWP/Protocol/
LWP-Protocol-https-6.04/lib/LWP/Protocol/https.pm
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.2301)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build G/GA/GAAS/LWP-Protocol-https-6.04.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Generating a GNU-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for LWP::Protocol::https
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
cp lib/LWP/Protocol/https.pm blib/lib/LWP/Protocol/https.pm
Manifying blib/man3/LWP::Protocol::https.3pm
  GAAS/LWP-Protocol-https-6.04.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-MTest::Har
+ness" "-e" "undef *Test::Harness::Switches; test_harness(0, 'blib/lib
+', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/apache.t .. 1/4 
#   Failed test at t/apache.t line 15.

#   Failed test at t/apache.t line 16.
#                   'Can't connect to www.apache.org:443 (Network is u
+nreachable)
# 
# LWP::Protocol::https::Socket: connect: Network is unreachable at /us
+r/local/share/perl5/LWP/Protocol/http.pm line 51.
# '
#     doesn't match '(?-xism:Apache Software Foundation)'

#   Failed test at t/apache.t line 23.
# Looks like you failed 3 tests of 4.
t/apache.t .. Dubious, test returned 3 (wstat 768, 0x300)
Failed 3/4 subtests 

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/apache.t (Wstat: 768 Tests: 4 Failed: 3)
  Failed tests:  1-3
  Non-zero exit status: 3
Files=1, Tests=4,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr  0.00 sys +  0.12 cusr 
+ 0.02 csys =  0.16 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/1 test programs. 3/4 subtests failed.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 3
  GAAS/LWP-Protocol-https-6.04.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports GAAS/LWP-Protocol-https-6.04.tar.gz
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Failed during this command:
 GAAS/LWP-Protocol-https-6.04.tar.gz          : make_test NO
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Thanks Marto/Anonymous Monk, After installing IO::Socket::INET6, all my problems went away.