Android Question RDC Problem

[Harris]

RDC works great on 2 VPS (Linux) I have configured - has for years.
Now I am trying two run it on a local machine running Windows 8.1.

http://127.0.0.1:17178/?method=test
RemoteServer is running (Mon Feb 08 01:18:14 PST 2016)
Connection successful.

So far so good... however...

When my app client tries to connect to the local server thru my wifi router - at the address specified by IPconfig (local pc - ethernet - 192.168.0.101) - logs states connection refused. Client app configure to "http://192.168.0.101:17178". Pointing same app to my remote VPS (with "www.tripinspect.com:17178") always works...

ALL FIREWALLS are off (as Erel stated this is typically a firewall issue if the method=test succeeds).

Been battling this for the past 6 hours at a remote customer site and I need it to work (only 6 more days on-site before I return home).

Any possible suggestions are MOST welcome... Must sleep now and get up in 5 hours to battle it more.

Thanks

 

[Erel]

If it works from the local host (127.0.0.1) and fails from the device then it is a firewall issue. Assuming that the ip address is correct.

Maybe it is the router firewall.

 

[alienhunter]

Harris ,
I had the same problem , my I.T. guys did not allowed to connect to that pc/server when on vps , once they added this to the vps everything worked , even better they gave me a external ip to the sever.
The RDC was also configured on 127.0.0.1

 

[Harris]

Harris ,
I had the same problem , my I.T. guys did not allowed to connect to that pc/server when on vps , once they added this to the vps everything worked , even better they gave me a external ip to the sever.
The RDC was also configured on 127.0.0.1

This is a local PC. No network involved - only the AP connected direct into laptop NIC port.
I will keep trying thanks.

 

[alienhunter]

This is a local PC. No network involved - only the AP connected direct into laptop NIC port.
I will keep trying thanks.

hmmm this is strange i am using also 8.1 /10 windows and rdc and no problems here , and i have almost the same AP config as you just i have a switch in between ap and pc
lol same ip's too

 

[KMatle]

Never used RDC. Assuming it's a fresh installation of the db system on that machine, it would say there's a configuration (db system) which does not allow non localhost access (I know that from Apache/MySql -> localhost is always allowed, but no other. Here I had to add other ip(ranges) manually).

 

[Harris]

hmmm this is strange i am using also 8.1 /10 windows and rdc and no problems here , and i have almost the same AP config as you just i have a switch in between ap and pc
lol same ip's too

Getting closer but not 100 percent confident yet.
It is working but a process to get it there

 

[Anser]

I also use RDC. I am able to connect to Local Host as well as to the VPS

Hint:- The config.properties entry to connect to my Local PC is my PC's IP ie 192.168.0.123 and NOT 127.0.0.1

For eg.
JdbcUrl=jdbc:mysql://192.168.0.123/mydbname?characterEncoding=utf8

Regards
Anser

 

[Harris]

I also use RDC. I am able to connect to Local Host as well as to the VPS

Hint:- The config.properties entry to connect to my Local PC is my PC's IP ie 192.168.0.123 and NOT 127.0.0.1

For eg.
JdbcUrl=jdbc:mysql://192.168.0.123/mydbname?characterEncoding=utf8

Regards
Anser

Mine is: JdbcUrl=jdbc:mysql://localhost/harris?characterEncoding=utf8

Turns out is was my ESET virus protection/firewall that was blocking it. I disabled it and it worked. I tried disabling the Windows firewalls but RDC runs fine with them... Also, my dlink wifi router has a DHCP which assigns IP addresses. I had to reserve the PC address so it wouldn't change - since the devices need a specific address. I don't have the luxury of a www url at this site (yet) which would overcome this problem. As Erel stated - must be firewall and or IP. Turned out to be a bit of both!!!

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Thanks everyone for your help. Consider this case closed.

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