John Bark
ASL 4 FUN only!!!
Reading data from random.org
Random.org not reachable or read failed: error= Received fatal alert: protocol_version
Random.org not reachable or read failed: error= Received fatal alert: protocol_version
really? why are others able to reach that server then?random.org server is down. try again in a few minutes
I've recently encountered the issue of of VASL/VASSAL not being able to read from Random.org during this week's gaming sessions, including this morning, receiving the same error message as the OP. Up until now, no issues.Under the assumption that the issue is local to you, move all your extensions out of their folder and repeat your test. If it works then, you probably have a dice roller extension which you don’t need anymore. If it still doesn’t work, and you’re using the same vasl module everyone else is, then it would have to be a network thing.
My money is on an extension messing it up.
Hi.FWIW, can you browse to random.org when you're getting this error in VASL?
The VASSAL Error log doesn't seem to be showing anything extra. I don't have any virus/network software installed on my Mac.Well you have me stumped. Does the Error Log in the VASSAL window show anything extra? Have you installed any virus or network software lately?
Ok for the Mac users, here's how I'm now able to get dice rolls from random.org:The VASSAL Error log doesn't seem to be showing anything extra. I don't have any virus/network software installed on my Mac.
In addition, I tried running VASL on Windows 10 installed on the Mac. Same result, leading me to believe there may be something wrong with my network, although I'm able to use the Internet as usual.
I think I'll try to restart the router and try again.
Thank you very much for your help.
thanks this did the trick...it's back working again...thanks, zoltan!!!According to this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16541627/javax-net-ssl-sslexception-received-fatal-alert-protocol-version you may have an old(er) JDK that you might want to try updating to Java 1.8 to upgrade its security settings.
If you don't have 1.8 already installed (because you have 1.6, 1.7, etc) you can't just use the built-in upgrader because that just goes from 1.6.0 to 1.6.1 to 1.6.2, etc. You'll want to install 1.8. You can get the installer from here:
Java SE Runtime Environment 8 - Downloads
www.oracle.com
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To confirm which version of Java your VAS(SA)L is running under, go to the Help menu of VASSAL and choose Show Error Log. Depending on your OS, you will see something like this:
2019-02-03 14:46:42,635 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Starting
2019-02-03 14:46:42,639 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - OS Mac OS X 10.14.3
2019-02-03 14:46:42,640 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Java version 1.8.0_181
2019-02-03 14:46:42,640 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - VASSAL version 3.2.17
That 3rd line is the line you're interested in.