Networks and Systems Assignment

COMP2211 Networks and Systems – Networks and Distributed Systems assignment.

Command Line Options

Verbose Printing -v / --verbose

Print lots of extra debugging information.

Specify Port -p <port> / --port <port>

Run the server/client on the the specified port, e.g. -p 37001 will run on port 37001.

Part A

How to Run Python Files

1. Navigate to ns-networks-fresh/partA/
2. Run the server: python3 ftp_server.py -p 40404
3. Run the client: python3 ftp_client.py -p 40404

Part B

Package

All Java files are in the xyz.robbie.nsnetworks package.

How to Run Java Files

1. Store .java files in ~/ns-networks-DUR1/src/
2. SSH into mira1: ssh vzbf32@mira1.dur.ac.uk
3. SSH into mira1 from another terminal: ssh vzbf32@mira1.dur.ac.uk
4. Navigate to directory: cd ~/ns-networks-DUR1/src/
5. Compile Java source files: javac -d . *.java

Let us use the example where the port number is 37002. To use a different port, just use a different number.

6. From first terminal, start RMI registry: rmiregistry 37002 &
7. From first terminal, start server: java xyz.robbie.nsnetworks.FTPServer -p 37002 &
8. From second terminal, start client: java xyz.robbie.nsnetworks.FTPClient -p 37002