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Development Tools Introduction to Git GitHub and Other Remote Repositories Cloning a Repository

Posted by Shumin Zhou
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Shumin Zhou
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 32,510 Points

Unable to connect Github

I using my local machine to connected Gitbut but it show me this :

$ git clone https://github.com/stephencow/firstcode.git
Cloning into 'firstcode'...
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/stephencow/firstcode.git/': Could no                                                                                                                                                 t resolve host: github.com

or 

$ git push -u origin master
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/stephencow/pratice.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com

any other have has the same question? Need Help Please ......

Shumin Zhou
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Shumin Zhou
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Thanks it very helpful and I'm try to looks for the proxy username and password ,but my desktop don't have it Thannks anyway

2 Answers

Steve Mustanski
Steve Mustanski
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Steve Mustanski
Steve Mustanski
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I don't have an answer, since that could be caused by many issues.

Is your local machine a company provided laptop or are you at work? If so, it could be a proxy issue and will require some research to configure your machine. In some cases, it isn't possible. My company doesn't allow access to github.com for most users.

If it is your personal laptop, there are a few things to try.

The first answer over on stack overflow might give you some ideas if it is a company laptop (unless they block github). The 3rd may help if it is your own machine.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20370294/could-not-resolve-host-github-com-error-while-cloning-remote-repository-in-git

Jay McGavren
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Jay McGavren
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Jay McGavren
Jay McGavren
Treehouse Teacher

Basically, that means that Git can't get the IP address of github.com from a domain name server. I would recommend the same things Steve Mustanski did. On an even more basic level, though:

  • What OS are you running? If you're running Windows, what console/shell are you using?
  • Can you type https://github.com into a browser's address bar and visit the site that way? Or are you blocked there too?
  • You might try the same steps in a Workspace and see if that works.