[omniORB] Multiple servers pinning the same port?

[Bruce Fountain]

Bruce Visscher
> > I have noticed that omniORB seems quite happy to
> > seize control of a port that is already being used
> > by another server. For instance, you can run two
> > naming services on the same port.
> 
> Really?  When I try that on OpenVMS, here's what happens:
> 
> SYS16[.DPC.BCV.CFG]> omninames
> BOA_init falied: cannot use port 27500 to accept incoming IIOP calls.
> %CXXL-F-TERMINATE, terminate() or unexpected() called
> %TRACE-F-TRACEBACK, symbolic stack dump follows
>   image    module    routine             line      rel PC     
>       abs PC
>  OMNINAMES                                  0 
<snip>
> 
> Not very pretty, but effective!
> 
> I always assumed it was the OS's responsibility to prevent 
> problems like what
> you describe.  What platform are you doing this on?

Sorry, I should have said. The problem appears on NT. Interestingly,
the same code throws an INITIALIZE exception when run on Solaris.

Bruce Fountain