I'm implementing a simple networking solution with Distributed
Objects, using a NSConnection based on NSSocketPorts. I publish the
service with Bonjour using NSNetService. Most things work as
expected: publishing the service and discovering it, resolving the
address of the host computer, getting the DO vended object and
communicating with it. I'm having a problem with NSConnection's
timeouts.
I create the vended object (server) like this:
(error checking omitted)
// create a socket port for the server
NSSocketPort *port = [[[NSSocketPort alloc] initWithTCPPort:MY_PORT]
autorelease];
// create a new connection, vend this server using DO, register the
port
NSConnection * connection = [NSConnection
connectionWithReceivePort:port sendPort:nil];
[connection setRootObject:self];
[[NSSocketPortNameServer sharedInstance] registerPort:port
name:MY_NAME];
I connect to it from the client in like so:
// create a socket port for the remote server and connect to the
vended object
NSSocketPort *port = [[[NSSocketPort alloc]
initRemoteWithTCPPort:MY_PORT host:host] autorelease];
NSConnection *connection = [NSConnection
connectionWithReceivePort:nil sendPort:port];
I'm using a fixed port number (MY_PORT) to make it easy to open a
port in the firewall. When the port isn't open on the host/server
machine, getting the root proxy from the connection times out:
// times out if MY_PORT is closed:
NSDistantObject *serverProxy;
@try {
serverProxy = [connection rootProxy];
}
@catch (NSException *e) {
NSLog(@"exception: %@ reason: %@", [e name], [e reason]);
}
The exception (NSPortTimeoutException) always seems to get thrown
after 75 Seconds. Calling:
// no effect
[connection setRequestTimeout:5.0];
doesn't make a difference, although I believe it should.
- Am I doing something wrong in the process of vending or connecting
to the NSConnection?
- Should I use two socket ports when initializing the connection
(doesn't seem to help at all)?
- Is the behavior of setRequestTimeout: dependent on the subtype of
NSPort used by the connection?
thanks,
patrick
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