[erlang-questions] badrpc, nodedown - newbie question

[Jim Cook]

Kevin, Jack:

Thanks - I fixed it. It was an annoying combination of /etc/hosts,
/etc/resolv.conf and my firewalls. Nothing to do with erlang really, but
your suggestions were key in getting me to see what was going on.  :)

Best,
Jim

On Jan 5, 2008 11:06 AM, Jim Cook <aerialbear@REDACTED> wrote:

> Kevin: I'm not sure what you mean by "Erlang repl" - see below...
>
> Hack: I can ping from different nodes on the same host but only if I use
> localhost.localdomain
>
> So I set up:
>
> erl -name gandalf -setcookie abc
> erl -name pippin -etcookie abc
>
> and I can ping with:
>
> net_adm:ping( gandalf@REDACTED).
>
> I notice that if I run
>
> inet_db:res_option(lookup).
>
> I get back [native]
>
> also if I run (from kodiak)
>
> inet(gethostbyname(arcturus.abcd.home).
>
> I get back the correct IP.
>
>
>
> On Jan 5, 2008 10:53 AM, Kevin A. Smith < kevin@REDACTED>
> wrote:
>
> > Can you ping one host from the other using the same host names you use
> > inside the Erlang repl? Whenever I've gotten a 'pang' (which I think
> > is Swedish for bang - ha ha) it means that I've either got the wrong
> > node name or the hosts cannot see each other.
> >
> > --Kevin
> > On Jan 5, 2008, at 10:25 AM, Jim Cook wrote:
> >
> > > Kevin, Jack:
> > >
> > > Thanks for the suggestions. node() returns the expected names on
> > > both nodes
> > >
> > > gandalf@REDACTED
> > > joe@REDACTED
> > >
> > > but the net_adm:ping command returns the atom 'pang' for both nodes.
> > > How do I find out what that means? I will search the ref manual, but
> > > all suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help!
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 5, 2008 9:31 AM, Kevin A. Smith < kevin@REDACTED>
> > > wrote:
> > > Try pinging one node from the other before doing the rpc call. I've
> > > found that I need to do that so the nodes can find one another. Any
> > > result other than the atom 'pong' indicates that the nodes are unable
> > > to see each other.
> > >
> > > For example, to ping the node running on arcturus from kodiak you'd
> > > enter:
> > >
> > > net_adm:ping(joe@REDACTED).
> > >
> > > --Kevin
> > > On Jan 5, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Jim Cook wrote:
> > >
> > > > HI everyone:
> > > >
> > > > I'm sorry to ask a newbie question but I have run out of ideas, and
> > > > just don't know what I'm missing.
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to replicate Joe Armstrong's name server example on page
> > > > 172 of "Programming Erlang", which is my favorite book at the
> > > > moment :).
> > > >
> > > > I've got two PCs: one is running Fedora 8, the other SuSE 9.3. I've
> > > > used /etc/hosts to configure their names and I've verified that the
> > > > names ( kodiak.abcd.home and arcturus.abcd.home) work in both
> > > > directions by pinging and by accessing their httpds via a browser.
> > > >
> > > > I start erl on the fedora box (kodiak) with
> > > >
> > > > erl -name gandalf -setcookie abc
> > > >
> > > > then I start kvs and store some values just like in the book. Local
> > > > lookups work fine as described on pages 170-172 of the book.
> > > >
> > > > Then I switch to the SuSE box (arcturus) and launch erl like this
> > > >
> > > > erl -name joe -setcookie abc
> > > >
> > > > Breathless with anticipation (well, nearly) I then run
> > > >
> > > > rpc:call( gandalf@REDACTED , kvs, lookup, weather).
> > > >
> > > > and I get
> > > >
> > > > {badrpc, nodedown}
> > > >
> > > > I have tried everything I can think of to get the names working
> > > > including IP addresses and various name combinations.
> > > >
> > > > For example I tried starting erl with fully qualified names on both
> > > > sides, e.g.:
> > > >
> > > > erl -name gandalf@REDACTED -setcookie abc
> > > >
> > > > etc.
> > > >
> > > > Basically I've decided that I just don't understand how erl is doing
> > > > its name resolution and before I start wading through the code
> > > > trying to figure it out, I wanted to see if anybody could straighten
> > > > me out.  Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Jim
> > > >
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> >
> >
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