Java Remote Method Invocation: 10 - RMI Wire Protocol CONTENTS | PREV | NEXT Java Remote Method Invocation 10.4 RMI's Use of HTTP POST Protocol In order to invoke remote methods through a firewall, some RMI calls make use of the HTTP protocol, more specifically HTTP POST. The URL specified in the post header can be one of the following: http://<host>:<port>/ http://<host>:80/cgi-bin/java-rmi?forward=<port> The first URL is used for direct communication with an RMI server on the specific host and port. The second URL form is used to invoke a "cgi" script on the server which forwards the invocation to the server on the specified port. An HttpPostHeader is a standard HTTP header for a POST request. An HttpResponseHeader is a standard HTTP response to a post. If the response status code is not 200, then it is assumed that there is no Return. Note that only a single RMI call is embedded in an HTTP POST request. HttpMessage: HttpPostHeader Header Message HttpReturn: HttpResponseHeader Return Note - Only the SingleOpProtocol appears in the Header of an HttpMessage. An HttpReturn does not contain a protocol acknowledgment byte. CONTENTS | PREV | NEXT Copyright © 1997-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.