[9fans] Venti: bad format in version string?

[9fans] Venti: bad format in version string?

[Jack Johnson]

Sean Quinlan wrote:
> somehow, you managed to connect to the port serving the
> the venti protocol rather than the http port.
> 
> seanq
>> 
>> I've set up my first Venti server on a standalone workstation, and
>> while it's still running through its first test, I've tried to access
>> its Web server and I get a lone line in response:
>> 
>>   venti-02-libventi

Yes, I realized after posting that I'm a complete idiot.

Here's the play-by-play: I set up venti, fired it up, shovelled some 
data, went to check it's internal Web server and noted the lack of 
response from port 80, so I portmapped it, found the open venti port, 
and connected to it.  Thus my shameful explication of my inability to 
read documentation ("Help!  I've fallen and I can't RTFM!").

For the record, though the man page says it will listen to tcp!*!http by 
default, I found that I had to use the -h option for the internal Web 
server to start.  The likelihood that my workstation isn't 
well-configured is high, though.

In a networked Plan 9 environment, are people running venti on a 
terminal?  On a CPU server?  I know fs is going through some revision, 
but it's clear that some people are using venti regularly, and I'd love 
to know how it's being used inside and outside the Labs.

-Jack

Re: [9fans] Venti: bad format in version string?

[Sean Quinlan]

somehow, you managed to connect to the port serving the
the venti protocol rather than the http port.

seanq

Jack Johnson wrote:
> 
> I've set up my first Venti server on a standalone workstation, and
> while it's still running through its first test, I've tried to access
> its Web server and I get a lone line in response:
> 
>   venti-02-libventi
> 
> and a message from the server saying:
> 
>   not a clean exit: bad format in version string
> 
> This message comes up whether I try to access it locally using hget or
> remotely using lynx or mozilla.
> 
> Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> -Jack

[9fans] Venti: bad format in version string?

[Jack Johnson]

I've set up my first Venti server on a standalone workstation, and
while it's still running through its first test, I've tried to access
its Web server and I get a lone line in response:

  venti-02-libventi

and a message from the server saying:

  not a clean exit: bad format in version string

This message comes up whether I try to access it locally using hget or
remotely using lynx or mozilla.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

-Jack