Have you tried using sniffing tools like ngrep to see what goes over the
connection ?
Leonid Igolnik
OpenSRS developer
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Casey West wrote:
> I've read all the source code and I realize that I should recieve an
> Unrecognized Peer error when the server can't be reached or it doesn't
> return a proper XML check, when called from the authenticate() sub in
> OpenSRS::XML_Client.
>
> The following code show's what happens:
>
> $prompt = $self->read_data();
>
> if (exists $prompt->{response_code} and $prompt->{response_code} == 555 ) {
> # the ip address from which we are connecting is not accepted
> return ( error => $prompt->{response_text} );
> } elsif ( $prompt->{attributes}->{sender} !~ /OpenSRS\sSERVER/ ||
> $prompt->{attributes}->{version} !~ /^XML/ ) {
> return ( error => "Unrecognized Peer" );
> }
>
> We read from the server first, and see what we get. We wand a proper
> sender and version. The odd thing is, that when I telnet to the
> server I *do* get these things.
>
> [cwest@ibook OpenSRS]$ telnet horizon.opensrs.net 55000
> Trying 216.40.33.60...
> Connected to horizon.opensrs.net.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> Content-Length: 559
>
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
> <!DOCTYPE OPS_envelope SYSTEM "ops.dtd">
> <OPS_envelope>
> <header>
> <version>0.9</version>
> </header>
> <body>
> <data_block>
> <dt_assoc>
> <item key="object">VERSION</item>
> <item key="attributes">
> <dt_assoc>
> <item key="state">ready</item>
> <item key="version">XML:0.1</item>
> <item key="sender">OpenSRS SERVER</item>
> </dt_assoc>
> </item>
> <item key="protocol">XCP</item>
> <item key="action">CHECK</item>
> </dt_assoc>
> </data_block>
> </body>
> </OPS_envelope>
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
> Ok, so what's the deal? Beats me. I put some debugging in the
> libraries and when I run my code that uses them this is the sort of
> things I get:
>
> # what read_data returns from earlier
> $VAR1 = {
> 'response_text' => 'No response from server',
> 'is_success' => 0,
> 'response_code' => 351
> };
> # what authenticate returns
> $VAR1 = 'error';
> $VAR2 = 'Unrecognized Peer';
>
> Well, now I see /why/ I get Unrecognized Peer. But I don't understand
> why I get 'No response from server'. After all, I use the same host
> and port in my telnet test. I've connected via a web browser even,
> and it works (not that I expected it to fail).
>
> So I'm boggled, and apparently so are the helpful support folks at
> Tucows. I mean, they're trying hard, but I think they're just as
> confused as I am.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>
--
Leonid Igolnik.
