Can you try whether using "tunnel = true" helps? http://docs.julialang.org/en/release-0.3/stdlib/parallel/#Base.addprocs
When tunnel==false (the default), the workers need to be able to see each other directly, which will not work through firewalls which allow only ssh etc. Am 13.04.2015 um 12:10 schrieb John <john.d.schul...@gmail.com>: > I'm unable to add a remote instance using addprocs (or a machine file). > > This works (without prompt): > ssh xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > > This command hangs with no output for the first minute: > addprocs(["usern...@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"]) > Then after one minute, the following message appears: > Master process (id 1) could not connect within 60.0 seconds > > This command works: > addprocs(["username@mycurrenthostname"]) > > Thanks in advance for your help! > John > > >