Hi, I've been looking at the new "seqinr" package, for manipulation of sequence data. I can't connect to the databases using the choosebank() function. I get the following error message:
   
  Error in socketConnection(host = host, port = port, server = FALSE, blocking = TRUE) : 
        unable to open connection
In addition: Warning message:
pbil.univ-lyon1.fr:5558 cannot be opened 
Error in choosebank() : I wasn't able to open the socket connection:
   o Check that your are connected to the internet.
   o Check that port 5558 is not closed by a firewall.
   o Try to increase timeout value (current is 5 seconds).

  my computer is connected to the internet, and is behind a firewall, but I start R using the "--internet2" option and have no problems installing R/Bioconductor packages via the internet or querying Entrez via e.g.  dbNames, so assume I can see the outside world via the firewall.
   
  Does anyone have any advice?
   
  Jab
   
   

 		
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