Firewalls

[Sai-Lai Lo]

>>>>> Roger Tragin writes:

> When the client gets an IOR from the server (without using a naming
> service), the port number of the server is stored in the IOR, and it is
> a dynamic port number.  If the server is behind a tight firewall the
> client will not be able to connect unless the firewall opens the port.
> Is there a way around this?  Does the naming service help me, since you
> can get the naming service to listen on an allocated port number, and
> the fire wall can open that number?

You can set your server to use a fix port number by using the 
   -BOAiiop_port <port number> command line option. That is what omniNames
uses to listen on a fixed port number. You can then open that port on the
firewall.

Regards,

Sai-Lai

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