On 07/10/2008, Adam Monsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Sebb, sorry for the slow response, and thank you very much for your > help so far. > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 6:11 PM, sebb wrote: > > The client log shows: > > > > IP: 127.0.1.1 Name: scraps FullName: scraps > > > > which means that the client /etc/hosts is not set up correctly. > > > That's strange! I've commented out the relevant line in /etc/hosts on > the client, but I can't see how that would have adversely affected > networking. > > > > However, that normally only affects the server. > > > Interesting. Still not sure how a mapping for 127.0.1.1 would mess > things up... then again, I don't know how Java gets the host name. > > > > Normally, the error "Connection refused to host" means that the client > > cannot connect to the host, but you say that telnet works to the > > server port. Are there any firewalls or routers in between the client > > and server? > > > Client is firewalled from inbound traffic, server is not firewalled. > > > > Are you sure the client is using the correct port? > > > Ok, I noticed the server was trying to connect *back* to the client on > a high TCP port. I opened this port and now I can run JMeter tests > remotely. Does it make sense that the server needs a direct connection > back to the client? I don't remember reading about this in the JMeter > user manual.
Yes, the return connection is a feature of how RMI works. If you can suggest where best to put this info in the JMeter docs - i.e. where you would go looking for it - I'll add it. > > -- > > Adam Monsen > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

