Mysql no projeto web - java.net.SocketException: Reply from SOCKS server has bad version

Boa tarde,
Estou desenvolvendo um projeto web onde estava funcionando até hoje. não fiz alterações referentes a conexão mas começou a aparecer o seguinte erro:


java.lang.Exception: Erro ao obter conexao via DriverManager: Communications link failure due to underlying exception: 

** BEGIN NESTED EXCEPTION ** 

java.net.SocketException
MESSAGE: Reply from SOCKS server has bad version

STACKTRACE:

java.net.SocketException: Reply from SOCKS server has bad version
        at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connectV4(SocksSocketImpl.java:269)
        at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:437)
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:519)
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:469)
        at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:366)
        at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:209)
        at com.mysql.jdbc.StandardSocketFactory.connect(StandardSocketFactory.java:256)
        at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.<init>(MysqlIO.java:271)
        at com.mysql.jdbc.Connection.createNewIO(Connection.java:2744)
        at com.mysql.jdbc.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:1553)
        at com.mysql.jdbc.NonRegisteringDriver.connect(NonRegisteringDriver.java:285)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:582)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:185)
        at partnerupdate.code.locator.ServiceLocator_prod.getConnectionManual(ServiceLocator_prod.java:44)
        at partnerupdate.code.locator.ServiceLocator_prod.getConnection(ServiceLocator_prod.java:39)
        at partnerupdate.code.DAO.BaseDao_prod.getConnection(BaseDao_prod.java:32)
        at partnerupdate.code.DAO.GetProducaoParner.getParceiros(GetProducaoParner.java:41)
        at partnerupdate.PartnerUpdate.jButton1ActionPerformed(PartnerUpdate.java:313)
        at partnerupdate.PartnerUpdate.access$900(PartnerUpdate.java:29)
        at partnerupdate.PartnerUpdate$5.actionPerformed(PartnerUpdate.java:153)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2318)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
        at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6038)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3265)
        at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5803)
        at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2058)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4410)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2116)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4322)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3986)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3916)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2102)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2429)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:273)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:183)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:173)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:168)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:160)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:121)


** END NESTED EXCEPTION **



Last packet sent to the server was 1 ms ago.
        at partnerupdate.code.locator.ServiceLocator_prod.getConnectionManual(ServiceLocator_prod.java:48)
        at partnerupdate.code.locator.ServiceLocator_prod.getConnection(ServiceLocator_prod.java:39)
        at partnerupdate.code.DAO.BaseDao_prod.getConnection(BaseDao_prod.java:32)
        at partnerupdate.code.DAO.GetProducaoParner.getParceiros(GetProducaoParner.java:41)
        at partnerupdate.PartnerUpdate.jButton1ActionPerformed(PartnerUpdate.java:313)
        at partnerupdate.PartnerUpdate.access$900(PartnerUpdate.java:29)
        at partnerupdate.PartnerUpdate$5.actionPerformed(PartnerUpdate.java:153)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2318)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
        at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6038)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3265)
        at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5803)
        at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2058)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4410)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2116)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4322)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3986)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3916)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2102)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2429)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:273)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:183)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:173)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:168)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:160)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:121)

Eu nao consegui interpretar o erro, pois não sei o que esta acontecendo!!! Eu alterei o driver mas não adiantou.

Cara, so uma pergunta, o Mysql esta rodando?
Chegou a fazer alguma modificação de versão ou algo assim?

Bem, tenta dar uma atualizada no driver de comunicação para ver se resolve!!

[]´s