wget works fine on the same url, java pukes out, any idea where to start looking? Same code works fine in lab and other coast on linux rh 5.5

2010-06-28 14:29:32,496 [] ERROR - GlobalTimer - com.mine.cci.common.net.GetExecutor - Error downloading http content
java.net.SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:333)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:195)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:182)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:366)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:525)