Just try: bx fetch-height with no args and be sure the default config has the proper URL. And args to bx fetch-height causes connection timed out.

On October 16, 2016 11:10:14 AM CDT, Eric Voskuil <eric@???> wrote:
>The first server is correct. I know that the second server has been
>down, and I would assume the third is (the unsystem listings are
>dated). The only question then is why you cannot reach the fourth.
>Neill should be able to help. I don't see anything wrong with your
>build or config.
>
>e
>
>> On Oct 16, 2016, at 8:20 AM, bug456@??? wrote:
>>
>> Ein Sun, 16 Oct 2016 06:46:42 -0700, Eric Voskuil <eric@???>
>schrieb:
>> On 10/15/2016 11:58 PM, bug456@??? wrote:
>>>> When I instead use 'libbitcoin-explore-master/data/bx-testnet.cfg'
>a
>>>> the configuration file, I receive a number.
>>>
>>> This is the blockchain height at that server, so it is working.
>>>
>>>> I had a working version of bx on the same machine some months ago,
>but
>>> upgraded the system.
>>>
>>> I don't see that you have any problem except that the server is down
>and
>>> the configuration file is not located. If you call:
>>>
>>> $ bx fetch-height -c bx.cfg
>>>
>>> The default path for the process is used. If you call:
>>>
>>> $ bx fetch-height
>>>
>>> The file 'bx.cfg' in the installed location is used. Use the
>command:
>>>
>>> $ bx settings
>>>
>>> to determine if your configuration file is actually being used.
>>>
>> ...
>>
>> Thanks. I understand all of that. To clarify again, here is my output
>(now using specification of the server on the command line, thanks for
>the hint):
>>
>>> bx fetch-height tcp://obelisk-testnet.airbitz.co:9091
>> 645774
>>
>>> bx fetch-height tcp://obelisk.airbitz.co:9091
>> connection timed out
>> Exit 255
>>
>>> bx fetch-height tcp://obelisk.bysh.me:9091
>> connection timed out
>> Exit 255
>>
>>> bx fetch-height tcp://libbitcoin1.thecodefactory.org:30000
>> connection timed out
>> Exit 255
>>
>>
>> Is this some problem in my configuration, or is it saying that the
>last three servers I was trying to point to are down?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Uwe H.
>>
>> Uwe H.
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