For some users, an update to Aptana will appears to stop network connections and throws an error about being unable to download a particular .jar file.
This is caused by an interaction between Aptana and certain network cards, in particular cards using the the Marvell network chipset. If you experience this issue, there are a number of remedies.
Patching Aptana Studio
The simplest way is to solve the issue is to download a special file and place it in your Aptana folder. This technique requires Aptana Studio 1.1.5 or later. If you have an earlier version, you can manually update to 1.1.5, or uninstall and reinstall.
- Download the attached file and place in your plugins folder under Aptana Studio/plugins.
- Restart Aptana Studio.
- Once Aptana Studio has restarted, open up Preferences > Aptana > Updates
- Set the values under Network Troubleshooting to "1" and "1000" respectively
Manual Update
You may choose to do a manual update of the existing plugin. Instructions are posted
here.
Advanced Option
If you are on Windows XP with a Marvell-based network adapter, you may be able to tweak your network adapter settings:
- Get to your adapter properties (device manager -> network adaptors -> marvell... > right-click > properties)
- Go to Advanced & increase Number of Receive & Number of Transmit Buffers (for example from 50 to 200)
