Re: terminology

Nick Cross <[email protected]> Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:20:35 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.corba.jacorb.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>

On 11/03/15 15:07, thufir wrote:
> In general, and specific to Jacorb, what's the definition for:
>
>
> ORB:  Object Request Broker.  Commonly, referrred to as the "broker."
> The broker is what I would call the server.  It runs the show.
>
> POA:  Portable Object Adapter:  Runs on the broker.  Splits the handler
> into the Object and the Servant.
>
> handler:  ???
>
> Object:  resides in the client?
>
> Servant:  resides in the broker.
>
>
> I'm just trying to understand the process a bit.  On localhost, I have
> no problem writing a small Java program of the hello world variety.
> However, I cannot fathom how make a remote connection, nor do I see much
> specific tutorial or information on making that seemingly small step.
> Why is it a hurdle to make a remote connection?


Have you looked at the bundled demos ? There is a simple hello world 
demo which you could try.

Regards

Nick




> So far I've been using Glassfish, but have hit a wall with
> troubleshooting it.  When it comes to Jacorb, assuming a starting point
> of "hello world" with everything on the same JVM and the same hardware,
> what's the next step to making a remote connection?  With Jacorb, is it
> simply a matter of specifying the hostname or address for the broker?
>
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Thufir
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