title: Java RMI (Server: TCP Connection Idle/Client: Unmarshalexception (EOFException))
body: <p>I'm trying to implement Sun Tutorials RMI application that calculates Pi. I'm having some serious problems and I cant find the solution eventhough I've been searching the entire web and several javaskilled people.
  I'm hoping you can put an end to my frustrations.</p>
  
  <p>The crazy thing is that I can run the application from the cmd on my desktop computer. Trying the exact same thing with the exact same code in the exact same directories on my laptop produces the following errors. The problem occures when I try to connect the client to the server.</p>
  
  <p>I don't believe that the error is due to my policyfile as I can run it on the desktop. It must be elsewhere. Have anyone tried the same and can you give me a hint as to where my problem is, please?</p>
  
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  <pre><code>POLICYFILE SERVER:
  grant
  {
      permission java.security.AllPermissions;
      permission java.net.SocketPermission"*", "connect, resolve";
  };
  
  POLICYFILE CLIENT:
  grant
  {
      permission java.security.AllPermissions;
      permission java.net.SocketPermission"*", "connect, resolve";
  
  };
  ______________________________________________
  
  SERVERSIDE ERRORS:
  Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
  (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
  
  C:\Documents and Settings\STUDENT&gt;cd\
  
  C:\&gt;start rmiregistry
  
  C:\&gt;java -cp c:\java;c:\java\compute.jar -Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:/c:/jav
  a/compute.jar -Djava.rmi.server.hostname=localhost -Djava.security.policy=c:/jav
  a/servertest.policy engine.ComputeEngine
  ComputeEngine bound
  
  Exception in thread "RMI TCP Connection(idle)" java.security.AccessControlExcept
  ion: access denied (java.net.SocketPermission 127.0.0.1:1440 accept,resolve)
          at java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
          at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
          at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
          at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkAccept(Unknown Source)
          at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.checkAcceptPermi
  ssion(Unknown Source)
          at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.checkAcceptPermission(Unknown Sour
  ce)
          at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Unknown Source)
          at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
          at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Unknown Source)
          at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(Unknown Source)
          at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(Unknown Sou
  rce)
          at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(Unknown Sour
  ce)
          at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source
  )
          at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
          at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
  
  _______________________________
  CLIENTSIDE ERRORS:
  Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
  (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
  
  C:\Documents and Settings\STUDENT&gt;cd\
  
  C:\&gt;java -cp c:\java;c:\java\compute.jar -Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:\C:\jav
  a\files\ -Djava.security.policy=c:/java/clienttest.policy client.ComputePi local
  host 45
  
  ComputePi exception:
  java.rmi.UnmarshalException: Error unmarshaling return header; nested exception
  is:
          java.io.EOFException
          at sun.rmi.transport.StreamRemoteCall.executeCall(Unknown Source)
          at sun.rmi.server.UnicastRef.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.rmi.server.RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.invokeRemoteMethod(Unkn
  own Source)
          at java.rmi.server.RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at $Proxy0.executeTask(Unknown Source)
          at client.ComputePi.main(ComputePi.java:18)
  Caused by: java.io.EOFException
          at java.io.DataInputStream.readByte(Unknown Source)
          ... 6 more
  
  C:\&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
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  <p>Thanks in advance
  Perry</p>