[erlang-questions] [Windows] I can't create named node

[Kenneth Lundin]

Hi,

We are not aware of any general problems when running Erlang on Windows XP SP3.

It seems that you have general problems with the usage of the Socket
API when you get
this kind of trouble.

One way of finding out more could be to start an Erlang-node without
distribution and then
from the shell do the following:

1>  {ok,Socket} = inet_tcp:listen(0,[{active, false}, {packet,2},
{reuseaddr, true}]).

2>     {ok, Address} = inet:sockname(Socket).

3>      {ok, Host} = inet:gethostname().

These are the steps taken when you get the failure. So one of these should
result in the badmatch {error,EWOULDBLOCK}

I suspect that you have some firewall or internet security SW running
and that it is
intercepting the TCP socket API functions. All other communication problems
we have had on Windows have been caused by some other SW interferring with
socket API's ,making them return unexpected results.

/Kenneth Erlang/OTP Ericsson

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Michael Turner
<michael.eugene.turner@REDACTED> wrote:
> I get the same error response.
>
> I've been able to make nodes from the DOS command line, though, if that
> would be an acceptable workaround.
>
> -michael turner
>
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Lukas Larsson <garazdawi@REDACTED> wrote:
>
>> Ofcourse you are not supposed to handle that yourself. the most probable
>> reason why you are not getting any help is because most of us here run on a
>> *nix OS and hence have not run into many of the Erlang on Windows problems.
>>
>> I do know that this is not a general Win XP SP3 problem, but rather
>> something with your specific setup. I'm assuming you have updated to the
>> latest patches and made sure that your network is setup correctly? From
>> what
>> I understand EWOULDBLOCK is a way of the posix sockets to say to the
>> application that it should try again later to do the listen on the socket
>> because of whatever reason. Maybe there are permission problems?
>>
>> Have you tried starting the epmd program seperately? Maybe even try to run
>> it on a seperate port? See http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/epmd.html for
>> details
>>
>> I'm shooting in the dark here, but maybe I'll hit something.
>>
>> Lukas
>>
>>
>> 2011/2/16 Lee Samuel <samuelcdf@REDACTED>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > {error_logger,{{2011,2,16},{14,51,8}},"Protocol: ~p: register error:
>> > ~p~n",["ine
>> >
>> >
>> t_tcp",{{badmatch,{error,ewouldblock}},[{inet_tcp_dist,get_tcp_address,1},{inet_
>> >
>> >
>> tcp_dist,listen,1},{net_kernel,start_protos,4},{net_kernel,start_protos,3},{net_
>> >
>> >
>> kernel,init_node,2},{net_kernel,init,1},{gen_server,init_it,6},{proc_lib,init_p_
>> > do_apply,3}]}]}
>> >
>> >
>> {error_logger,{{2011,2,16},{14,51,8}},crash_report,[[{initial_call,{net_kernel,i
>> >
>> >
>> nit,['Argument__1']}},{pid,<0.19.0>},{registered_name,[]},{error_info,{exit,{err
>> >
>> >
>> or,badarg},[{gen_server,init_it,6},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3}]}},{ancestors,[n
>> >
>> >
>> et_sup,kernel_sup,<0.9.0>]},{messages,[]},{links,[<0.16.0>,#Port<0.54>]},{dictio
>> >
>> >
>> nary,[{longnames,false}]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},{heap_size,377},{sta
>> > ck_size,24},{reductions,344}],[]]}
>> >
>> >
>> {error_logger,{{2011,2,16},{14,51,8}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,net_
>> >
>> >
>> sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,{'EXIT',nodistribution}},{offender,[{pi
>> >
>> >
>> d,undefined},{name,net_kernel},{mfargs,{net_kernel,start_link,[[samuelcdf,shortn
>> > ames]]}},{restart_type,permanent},{shutdown,2000},{child_type,worker}]}]}
>> >
>> >
>> {error_logger,{{2011,2,16},{14,51,8}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,kern
>> >
>> >
>> el_sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,shutdown},{offender,[{pid,undefined}
>> >
>> >
>> ,{name,net_sup},{mfargs,{erl_distribution,start_link,[]}},{restart_type,permanen
>> > t},{shutdown,infinity},{child_type,supervisor}]}]}
>> >
>> >
>> {error_logger,{{2011,2,16},{14,51,8}},std_info,[{application,kernel},{exited,{sh
>> > utdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}},{type,permanent}]}
>> > {"Kernel pid
>> > terminated",application_controller,"{application_start_failure,kern
>> > el,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}}"}
>> > Crash dump was written to: erl_crash.dump
>> > Kernel pid terminated (application_controller)
>> > ({application_start_failure,kerne
>> > l,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}})
>> >
>> > Why no one want to help me? I am supposed to handle "EWOULDBLOCK" problem
>> > myself? What a kind language...
>> >
>> > I googled every reason I guess, but still can't resolve problem. So I'm
>> > here, then sad...
>> >
>> >
>> > > From: samuelcdf@REDACTED
>> > > To: erlang-questions@REDACTED
>> > > Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:14:05 +0800
>> > > Subject: RE: [erlang-questions] [Windows] I can't create named node
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > The same procedure been tried at another computer(OS: Win7) which works
>> > perfectly.
>> > > But I still make no sense what reasons make the early one(OS: WinXP
>> SP3)
>> > can't work correctly. Who can light me on?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Samuel
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > From: samuelcdf@REDACTED
>> > > > To: erlang-questions@REDACTED
>> > > > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:58:05 +0800
>> > > > Subject: [erlang-questions] [Windows] I can't create named node
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Neither -name nor -sname can make one successfully.
>> > > >
>> > > > If I open Eshell, and enter command:
>> > > >
>> > > > net_kernel:start(['sam_1@REDACTED', shortnames]).
>> > > >
>> > > > then I get the following response:
>> > > >
>> > > > =INFO REPORT==== 15-Feb-2011::12:00:05 ===
>> > > > Protocol: "inet_tcp": register error:
>> {{badmatch,{error,ewouldblock}},
>> > > > [{inet_tcp_dist,get_tcp_address,1},
>> > > > {inet_tcp_dist,listen,1},
>> > > > {net_kernel,start_protos,4},
>> > > > {net_kernel,start_protos,3},
>> > > > {net_kernel,init_node,2},
>> > > > {net_kernel,init,1},
>> > > > {gen_server,init_it,6},
>> > > > {proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3}]}
>> > > > {error,{shutdown,{child,undefined,net_sup_dynamic,
>> > > > {erl_distribution,start_link,[[sam_1@REDACTED,shortnames]]},
>> > > > permanent,1000,supervisor,
>> > > > [erl_distribution]}}}
>> > > >
>> > > > I have no idea about this, please help me. :-)
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Erlang version: Erlang R14B01 (erts-5.8.2)
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>