...failed to connect socket. 10060 (Unknown error)

[Rick Spurway]

Hello, I have also experienced the recent connection problem, which
started a few days ago. I use the Windows installation package - which
has been really great for me. As suggested elsewhere on this mailing
list I updated the perl file (get_iplayer.pl, 355kb) by downloading
from github, and backed up the original before replacing it. But I
still get a connection problem, as follows...

C:\Program Files\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --modes=best --pid=b02xcwsf
get_iplayer v2.82, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

INFO Trying to stream pid using type tv
INFO: pid found in cache
Matches:
888:    The Fall - Episode 5, BBC Two, Crime,Drama,Guidance,Highlights,Popular,T
V, default,

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: flashhd1,flashhd2,flashvhigh1,flashvhigh2,flashhigh1,flashhigh2,flashstd1,
flashstd2,flashlow1,flashlow2 modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying flashhd1 mode to record tv: The Fall - Episode 5
INFO: File name prefix = The_Fall_-_Episode_5_b02xcwsf_default
RTMPDump 2.4 git-6230845 2011-9-25
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket. 10060 (Unknown error)
INFO: Command exit code 3 (raw code = 768)
WARNING: Failed to stream file H:\iPlayer Downloads\The_Fall_-_Episode_5_b02xcws
f_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashhd1 mode
INFO: Trying flashhd2 mode to record tv: The Fall - Episode 5
INFO: File name prefix = The_Fall_-_Episode_5_b02xcwsf_default
RTMPDump 2.4 git-6230845 2011-9-25
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket. 10060 (Unknown error)
INFO: Command exit code 3 (raw code = 768)
WARNING: Failed to stream file H:\iPlayer Downloads\The_Fall_-_Episode_5_b02xcws
f_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashhd2 mode
INFO: Trying flashvhigh1 mode to record tv: The Fall - Episode 5
INFO: File name prefix = The_Fall_-_Episode_5_b02xcwsf_default
RTMPDump 2.4 git-6230845 2011-9-25
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket. 10060 (Unknown error)
INFO: Command exit code 3 (raw code = 768)
WARNING: Failed to stream file H:\iPlayer Downloads\The_Fall_-_Episode_5_b02xcws
f_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashvhigh1 mode

etc, etc......

So the issue is... "ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket.
10060 (Unknown error)" ???

I get this result for all programmes and at all requested resolutions.
I am outside the UK but subscribe to a UK VPN. Normally "get_iplayer"
doesn't even try to make a connection if I am not using the VPN -
presumably because iPlayer rejects my IP address. But I seem to get
further than that stage. So I don't think it's anything to do with the
VPN. Everything has been fine for over a year, maybe two years - until
a few days ago. Something happened. Any ideas?

Best, Rick