Unknown host error while executing MVN install

Question

I am getting below error while executing the mvn install command from command prompt.

Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-source-plugin:1.0 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: 
Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-source-plugin:jar:1.0: 
Could not transfer artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-source-plugin:pom:1.0 from/to central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2): 
Error transferring file: repo1.maven.org: Unknown host repo1.maven.org -> [Help 1]

If I try to connect toa svn repository using https://broadleaf.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/broadleaf I am getting below error

svn: OPTIONS request failed on '/svnroot/broadleaf/'   
Connection timed out: connect

Can anyone help me?

I was able to successfully connect to the Link you provided. Maybe the server was down — Adel Boutros, Dec 23 '11 at 10:55
Check my answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/62704660/6172857 — Sumit Badsara, Jul 02 '20 at 20:37

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 23 '11 at 10:54

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Are you behind a company firewall? You might need to configure proxy settings so that Maven can download the necessary dependencies.

answered Dec 23 '11 at 10:54

Jesper

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 14 '15 at 17:24

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I was able fix this by binding the dns name with IP address in Unix /etc/hosts file.

like:

12.434.23.x  xxxx.domain.com

edited Apr 14 '15 at 17:24

Undo

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answered Apr 14 '15 at 17:22

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Ah this was a good reminder for me, as I was running in the Ubuntu WSL and had forgotten that it was using its own hostfile. – McKay G Apr 19 '21 at 18:26

Unknown host error while executing MVN install

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