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

[Lee Samuel]

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)