eclipse - Selenium shows java.net.SocketException: Connection reset

Question

I have searched for the solution but I have not found the solution I always get this error

codigo :

public static void main(String [] args) {

          System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","C:\Users\Ofima\workspace\OfimaWeb\chromedriver.exe");  
          WebDriver driver= new ChromeDriver();
          driver.get("http://ofimawebbeta.ofima.com/");
          driver.manage().window().maximize();
          driver.getTitle();
      }

Error :

Starting ChromeDriver (v2.9.248315) on port 41785
ene 19, 2018 9:48:49 AM org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake createSession
INFORMACIóN: Detected dialect: OSS
Exception in thread "main" org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: java.net.SocketException: Connection reset
Build info: version: '3.8.0', revision: '924c4067df', time: '2017-11-30T11:37:19.049Z'
System info: host: 'PCPOF-021', ip: '10.72.4.128', os.name: 'Windows 10', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '1.8.0_151'
Driver info: driver.version: RemoteWebDriver
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverCommandExecutor.execute(DriverCommandExecutor.java:92)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:601)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.get(RemoteWebDriver.java:325)
    at OfimaWeb.cartera.main(cartera.java:23)
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Connection reset

Answer 1

The error does gives us some hint as follows :

org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: java.net.SocketException: Connection reset

Which essentially implies that ChromeDriver binary is unable to spawn a new Chrome Browser process.

Your main issue is the version compatibility among the binaries you are using as follows:

• You are using ChromeDriver v2.9 (released 2014-01-31)
• Release Notes of ChromeDriver v2.9_ clearly mentions the following :

Supports Chrome v31-34

• You mentioned of using latest Chrome. I suppose it is chrome=65.x
• You are using Selenium Version 3.8.0 (released 2017-11-30T11:37:19.049Z) [as per the error stack trace within your question]

So there is a clear mismatch between requirement for ChromeDriver v2.9 and the Chrome Browser version you are using. Hence ChromeDriver is unable to spawn the new Chrome Browser process.

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Solution

• Update ChromeDriver to current v2.35 level.
• Downgrade Chrome to stable Chrome v64.x levels. (as per ChromeDriver v2.35 release notes)
• Upgrade Selenium to current levels Version 3.8.1.
• Clean and Re-Build your project through your IDE.
• Clear the Browser Cache
• Use CCleaner tool to wipe off all the OS chores.

• If your Web Browser base version is too old, uninstall the Web Browser through Revo Uninstaller with Moderate Scan and install a recent GA Released version of the Web Browser.

• Execute your @Test.