Linking two Pids of nodes that are in the same machine - noconnection signal!

[Sean Hinde]

You could use erl -sname node@REDACTED - this at least works on non 
windows OSs.

Windows 2000 doesn't sound like a very good option for delivering telco 
solutions..

Sean

On 1 Oct 2004, at 13:36, Inswitch Solutions - Erlang Evaluation wrote:

>  
> I'll try to explain the problem from another point of view.
> The machine I'm using is named design (IP=192.168.0.30).
>  
> In Windows 2000:
> With LAN cable disconnected:
> ping design
> Response from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 tieme<10ms TTL=128
> With LAN cable connected:
>
> ping design
> Response from 192.168.0.30: bytes=32 tieme<10ms TTL=128
>  
>
> Having two Erlang nodes in the same machine the TCP socket connections 
> are different:
> 1- if LAN cable disconnected the connection between nodes is 
> established using 127.0.0.1:PORT
>  2- if LAN cable connected the connection between nodes is established 
> using 192.168.0.30:PORT
>  
> The problem is that in situation 2) and then if the LAN cable is 
> disconnected the connections established with 192.168.0.30:PORT are 
> lost. This can be also verified when "ping design" in W2000 command 
> prompt.
>  
> - Can I force Erlang to use 127.0.0.1 for local nodes connection 
> instead of 192.168.0.30 ?
> - How can I solve this problem so not to lose local connections in any 
> case?
> - Does the same behaviour happen in other OS?
>  
>  
> thanks in advance,
> Eduardo Figoli
> INSwitch Solutions
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Inswitch Solutions - Erlang Evaluation
> To: erlang-questions@REDACTED
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:46 AM
> Subject: Linking two Pids of nodes that are in the same machine - 
> noconnection signal!
>
>  
> The attached code links to pids of nodes that are in the same machine 
> and I don't know why I receive a noconnection signal when the LAN 
> cable is disconnected. This does no happen when running the code with 
> the LAN cable disconnected and connecting/disconnecting it later.
>  
> If someone wants to give a try,  I send a code to test this situation 
> and you should modify on node1.erl the blue text line below:
> {node2Pid, node2@REDACTED} ! {self()},
> with the corresponding machine name where you will run it.
>  
>  
> On the same machine do the following:
>  
>
> 1 - "erl -sname node2"
> 2 - "node2:start()."
>  
>
> 2 - "erl -sname node1"
> 3 - "node1:start()."
>  
> 4 - The pid is linked and a message is shown on node1.
> 5 - node2Pid shows a message every 1 sec while checking the queue 
> message
> 6 - node1 process loops checking the queue message
>   
> 7 - Disconnect LAN cable
> 8 - node2Pid receives a noconnection signal
> 9 - node1 process receives an {'EXIT',Pid,noconnection}
>  
>  
> - When linking Pids of different nodes that are in the same machine 
> why do I receive a "noconnection" signal?
> - Having the LAN cable disconnected and doing steps 1..6 8..9, if I 
> connect/disconnect the LAN cable the "noconnection" signal is never 
> received (correct behaviour).
>  - If in the source code I do not use "process_flag(trap_exit, 
> true),"  the processes terminate, why is this happenning as no kill 
> signal is sent?
>  
>  
> thanks in advance,
> Eduardo Figoli
> INSwitch Solutions
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