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Category add-on Geocaching4Locus

Tags login, access, network, problem, geocache

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Geocaching4Locus: can't login, access granted but plugin/locus can't see it?

PeeJay shared this problem ago

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hi!

I can't get this plugin to work :(

It can't login to my account - everytime when I enter my credentials it asks for granting the access to geocaching.com, but when I grant it - it says "no network connection".

device: Pixel 2XL, Oreo 8.1 the newest available today [2018.06.10]

Locus Map Pro 3.31.0

Geocaching4Locus 2.2.4 (48529c5)

All permissions given, no battery optimization turned on, full wifi & mobile network access.

I also can see at geocaching.com that Locus and the plugin have access to my account.

how to solve it?

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Arcao ●

Hello PeeJay,

Sorry for later answer, I was a little bit busy.

I'd tested on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 7) a few seconds ago and it works OK. Could you please try it again. If the problem remains, please send me add-on logs immediately after the attempt. In Geocaching4Locus Dashboard click on Settings, About and there click on Send feedback. It should open e-mail client on your Android device with attached zipped logs. Just send it, that's all.

Regards,Arcao.

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PeeJay ●

hi!

no problem! I've just send the feedback. still the same issue :(

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Arcao ●

Hello PeeJay,

That's strange it looks like something blocks access to Geocaching API server (mean, tour DNS server can't translate Geocaching API hostname to IP address):

Unable to resolve host "api.groundspeak.com": No address associated with hostname

Do you use proxy server or something similar?

Hello PeeJay,

That's strange it looks like something blocks access to Geocaching API server (mean, tour DNS server can't translate Geocaching API hostname to IP address):

Unable to resolve host "api.groundspeak.com": No address associated with hostname

Do you use proxy server or something similar?

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PeeJay ●

thanks for the hint!

no proxy server at my side, but your info got me thinking.. I use AdAway, after turning it off, plugin started to work - but as I want to continue my AdAway useage, I turned on DNS Requests logger inside AdAway, and while playing with your plugin, I've got lots of hosts - but I believe, that most of them are not plugin-related, they are just asked by other running apps. unfortunately I can't save it to txt file and send for analysis, but I can whitelist some hosts directly from the log :)

so - is there any other hosts besides api.groundspeak.com [it is in the log too] that I should whitelist? geocaching.com for example?

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Arcao ●

You just need to allow at least these hostnames:

www.geocaching.com (for login)
api.groundspeak.com (for retrieving geocaching data)
wherigo-service.appspot.com (guid to GC code resolver, time resolving fix for oauth login)

Rest hostnames are for analytics and app crash reporting, which are not important for app functionality.

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PeeJay ●

thanks! in the meantime I've noticed, that AdAway probably wasn't the problem.. I switched from my home wi-fi to mobile network [yep, the simple solution that didn't came to my head first..] and it seems to be working good. So I have to recheck my wi-fi settings, maybe there's some checkmark or small switch turned on and it's messing up the connection..

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