Title: [Plugin: Jetpack by WordPress.com] Jetpack could not contact WordPress.com: register_http_request_fa
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Jetpack by WordPress.com] Jetpack could not contact WordPress.com: register_http_request_fa

 *  [rustyranchero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustyranchero/)
 * (@rustyranchero)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/)
 * Jetpack could not contact WordPress.com: register_http_request_failed. This usually
   means something is incorrectly configured on your web host.
    connect() timed 
   out!
 * JetPack looks really cool and I was hoping to use it. My webhost has a great 
   support team and they could not identify the problem. Kindly, can you offer insight
   to the more common reasons this error shows when trying to activate JetPack? 
   Just a blatant “It’s the hosts fault” message leaves a bitter taste.
 * Warm regards,
    -Albert
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/)
 * (@tmoorewp)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794319)
 * Is your site URL [http://ranche.ro/](http://ranche.ro/) that you are setting 
   Jetpack up on?
 *  [acegina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acegina/)
 * (@acegina)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794326)
 * Hi Tim! Thanks for responding. Actually no, it’s not ranche.ro, it’s on my wifes
   new site [http://lifeisms.com](http://lifeisms.com) .
 *  Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/)
 * (@tmoorewp)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794333)
 * I see you recently changed the DNS settings for this site. How long has it been
   since you’ve tried connecting Jetpack? Could you try again today?
 * Also, do you have any cache plugins active?
 *  [acegina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acegina/)
 * (@acegina)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794351)
 * I changed the nameservers on June 2nd or 3rd. I have tried pretty much every 
   day, a few times a day. I just tried it this very moment and it’s still not working.
   Any thoughts on what the web host configuration is?
 * “Jetpack could not contact WordPress.com: register_http_request_failed. This 
   usually means something is incorrectly configured on your web host.
 * connect() timed out!”
 *  Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/)
 * (@tmoorewp)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794411)
 * Do you have a firewall or any access restrictions on your server? Or does your
   host?
 * In my tests, it looks like our Jetpack servers are unable to talk to [http://lifeisms.com](http://lifeisms.com),
   which is causing the problem.
 *  [acegina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acegina/)
 * (@acegina)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794412)
 * Thanks! I appreciate the insight! Any chance you’ve got the IP’s or hostnames
   for the JetPack servers? I’ve love to get my webhost to do some more testing.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/)
 * (@tmoorewp)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794413)
 * The hostname we use is jetpack.wordpress.com. There are too many IP’s across 
   our data centers that change too often to really list those.
 *  Thread Starter [rustyranchero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustyranchero/)
 * (@rustyranchero)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794418)
 * Hi Tim!
    So I’ve got my webhost to take another look. Here is what they did: 
   They tried to install it with and without cURL. They installed a plugin called
   core control and it was able to generate the errors both with and without cURL
   enabled.
 * Without cURL this is the error: “http_request_failed Could not open handle for
   fopen() to [https://jetpack.wordpress.com/jetpack.register/1/&#8221](https://jetpack.wordpress.com/jetpack.register/1/&#8221);
   
   They opened port 443 on my server because the plugin tries to connect to https://
   and still get the error.
 * With cURL enabled, this is the error: “http_request_failed connect() timed out!”
 * I hope this info is helpful and takes us one step closer to a solution.
    Have
   a great weekend! -Albert
 *  [unitych](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unitych/)
 * (@unitych)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794596)
 * i have the same error message, is it because I install and manage wordpress in
   my computer on ‘localhost’? I’d appreciate your answer. Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeremy Herve](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeherve/)
 * (@jeherve)
 * Jetpack Mechanic 🚀
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-jetpack-could-not-contact-wordpresscom-register_http_request_failed/#post-2794597)
 * [@unitych](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unitych/) If you need to use Jetpack
   in your local environment, you will need to install the development version of
   Jetpack, as explained here:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-local-testing-version?replies=36#post-3941229](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-local-testing-version?replies=36#post-3941229)

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