# ERROR: GitError(Code:ERROR, Class:OS, failed to send request: A connection with the server could not be established

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** package\
**Created:** [June 6, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-giterror-code-error-class-os-failed-to-send-request-a-connection-with-the-server-could-not-be-established/4114 "2017-06-06T15:53:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsschlosser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@jsschlosser](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jsschlosser)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-giterror-code-error-class-os-failed-to-send-request-a-connection-with-the-server-could-not-be-established/4114/1 "2017-06-06T15:53:49Z")

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When I try to use Pkg.add() for any repos and Pkg.init() I get the following error. I am using windows 7. I have Set the proxy settings for the firewall walk around, but nothing seems to have changed.

julia\> Pkg.add(“Plots”)  
INFO: Initializing package repository C:\Users\321468.julia\v0.5  
INFO: Cloning METADATA from [https://github.com/JuliaLang/METADATA.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/METADATA.jl)  
ERROR: GitError(Code:ERROR, Class:OS, failed to send request: A connection with  
the server could not be established  
)