Re: Echo Demo

["Phil Wang" <pywang@nortelnetworks.com>]

Rob Duncan wrote:
> 
> Hi Norman,
> 
> I think the problem is simply that there is no echo server running on
> the Accelar.  The code as distributed uses the standard UDP echo port
> (7).  It would be pretty easy to write an ORE echo server that listens
> on a well-known port, and then run that on the source, destination,
> and Accelar.  You'd then have to modify the constant in the current
> echo oplet source and re build it to use that port.  I think that
> would work.
> 
> The echo code doesn't use any JFwd facilities, so we can be sure
> that's not a problem.  I've made some progress with fixing the JFwd
> implementation.  I've been hindered by version-dependent bugs in the
> underlying Accelar system software.  I'm still working on it.  It's
> been *very* frustrating.
> 
> R.
> 
> Norman Brickman <nfb@mitre.org> writes:
> 
> > Folks,
> >       We have the environment shown below:
> >
> >    Source              Accelar 1100B             Destination
> >   --------               ---------               -----------
> >   |      |               |       |               |         |
> >   |      |               |       |               |         |
> >   |      |-------------->|       |-------------->|         |
> >   |      |         ----->|       |<---           |         |
> >   --------         |     ---------    |           -----------
> >   ORE 0.3.3        |     JVM/ORE      |           ORE 0.3.3
> >   Solaris 2.7      |                  |           Solaris 2.7
> >                    V                  V
> >               ---------            ---------
> >               |       |            |       |
> >               |       |            |       |
> >               |       |            |       |
> >               ---------            ---------
> >               HTTP Server           TFTP Server
> >               Windows NT            Windows NT
> >
> >       My questions with this ORE installation concerns the echo demonstration
> > code.  The source and destinations systems can echo each other fine, but
> > can not echo the Accelar.  The Accelar can echo the source or
> > destination fine (but not itself).
> >
> > -) Do you estimate this to be a problem with the JFWD package?  If so,
> > any estimate on when the next version is coming?
> >
> > -) In general, how do I go about debugging this problem?  The console,
> > and telnet session, into the Accelar provides no information - and of
> > course if I were to try to debug on the host system it would work fine.
> >
> > -) Also, I should be receiving the 8600 in a week or so.  Any estimate
> > on delivery of the JVM for that?
> >
> > (BTW, I have also got ANTS installed on the Solaris platforms and the
> > Accelar and the aping demo seemed to work fine.)
> >
> >       Thanks a lot.
> >               Norman