Thread: RPC clnt_create fails with RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO error.

Consider the following code:

Code:

    CLIENT *clnt = NULL;
    clnt = clnt_create("s4c",300456,1,"TCP");
    if(clnt==NULL) clnt_pcreateerror("Client is\tNULL\n");
    if(clnt!=NULL) printf("Client is\tCREATED\n");


    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_INTR) printf("RPC_INTR\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_N2AXLATEFAILURE) printf("RPC_N2AXLATEFAILURE\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_SYSTEMERROR) printf("RPC_SYSTEMERROR\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_UNKNOWNHOST) printf("RPC_UNKNOWNHOST\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO) printf("RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO\n");


    CLIENT *clnt1 = NULL;
    clnt1 = clnt_create("s4c",300456,1,"ncacn_ip_tcp");
    if(clnt1==NULL) clnt_pcreateerror("Client1 is\tNULL\n");
    if(clnt1!=NULL) printf("Client is\tCREATED\n");


    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_INTR) printf("RPC_INTR\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_N2AXLATEFAILURE) printf("RPC_N2AXLATEFAILURE\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_SYSTEMERROR) printf("RPC_SYSTEMERROR\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_UNKNOWNHOST) printf("RPC_UNKNOWNHOST\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO) printf("RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO\n");


    CLIENT *clnt2 = NULL;
    clnt2 = clnt_create("192.168.1.2",300456,1,"tcp");
    if(clnt2==NULL) clnt_pcreateerror("Client2 is\tNULL\n");
    if(clnt2!=NULL) printf("Client is\tCREATED\n");


    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO) printf("RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_UNKNOWNHOST) printf("RPC_UNKNOWNHOST\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_SYSTEMERROR) printf("RPC_SYSTEMERROR\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_N2AXLATEFAILURE) printf("RPC_N2AXLATEFAILURE\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_INTR) printf("RPC_INTR\n");


    CLIENT *clnt4 = NULL;
    clnt4 = clnt_create("192.168.1.2:2000",300456,1,"tcp");
    if(clnt4==NULL) clnt_pcreateerror("Client4 is\tNULL\n");
    if(clnt4!=NULL) printf("Client is\tCREATED\n");


    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO) printf("RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_UNKNOWNHOST) printf("RPC_UNKNOWNHOST\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_SYSTEMERROR) printf("RPC_SYSTEMERROR\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_N2AXLATEFAILURE) printf("RPC_N2AXLATEFAILURE\n");
    if(rpc_createerr.cf_stat==RPC_INTR) printf("RPC_INTR\n");

When I run it on a computer NOT connected to the RPC server it responds:

Client is NULL
: RPC: Port mapper failure - Timed out
Client1 is NULL
: RPC: Unknown protocol
RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO
Client2 is NULL
: RPC: Port mapper failure - Timed out
Client4 is NULL
: RPC: Unknown host
RPC_UNKNOWNHOST

But when I run it on the computer connected to the RPC server I get This:

Client is NULL
: RPC: Unknown protocol
RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO
Client1 is NULL
: RPC: Unknown protocol
RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO
Client2 is NULL
: RPC: Unknown protocol
RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO
Client4 is NULL
: RPC: Unknown protocol
RPC_UNKNOWNPROTO

Port 111 is the port mapper request port for if the RPC server is going to communicate to several different clients. It tells the clients which port to go to for RPC calls.
I have the robot set to listen only to port 2000 because the 2 are hardwired together (1 server/1 client).

I'll try nmap next.

Just got your reply re: telnet port.
I'm on my way.

OK
"telnet 192.168.1.2 111" connected.
I thought 111 was the port mapper, for when the server has to keep track of multiple clients.
I also thought I set it to not use a port mapper and instead respond to requests on port 2000.
I'll check tomorrow because there's someone on the robot now until 11p.

Wait a minute!
Since:

Code:

  clnt4 = clnt_create("192.168.1.2:2000",300456,1,"tcp");

is not valid, how do I control which port to issue the request through?

Haven't got NMAP up and running yet but I did run rpcinfo and it says that program 300456 version 1 is available and using tcp on port 1008.
SO in order to specify the port I want to communicate on I'm trying to get clnttcp_create to work and that has lead to a whole different set of issues which I believe calls for a different thread.

One more question here though. I did google it and have not come up with an effective query:

consider the line of code:

Code:

clnt2 = clnt_create("192.168.1.2",300456,1,"tcp");

To which port does this try to access?

Just a guess, but I would assume it contacts the RPC server on port 111, gives it the program number and gets back the port. That's the only thing that makes sense to me given the way you're supposed to call that function. Unfortunately, I'm quickly running out of ideas for you, having only touched RPC code once for a small assignment in university some 10 or 12 years ago.

Just realized my working directory was not in my Cygwin path.
When I run the compiled exe in a Cygwin console WITH the path it creates the client.
On to the next problem...