JBoss AS 7 not accepting remote connections

Question

I am using JBoss AS 7 and trying to connect to my application using the IP (from a computer in the intranet). It is not working. If I test from the computer which has the server I can see the system running if I go through localhost (http://localhost:8080/MySystem....) but not If I try with the IP (http://:8080/MySystem....).

Any help?

Solution 1

The answer is to edit standalone.xml and insert the tag any-address instead of inet-address bound to 127.0.0.1

<interfaces>
    <interface name="management">
        <inet-address value="127.0.0.1"/>
    </interface>
    <interface name="public">
       <any-ipv4-address/>
    </interface>
</interfaces>

Solution 2

I changed the 127.0.0.1 (localhost) to 0.0.0.0 in standalone.xml. It works. Just be aware of the security.

<interfaces>
    <interface name="management">
        <inet-address value="${jboss.bind.address.management:0.0.0.0}"/>
    </interface>
    <interface name="public">
        <inet-address value="${jboss.bind.address:0.0.0.0}"/>
    </interface>
    <!-- TODO - only show this if the jacorb subsystem is added  -->
    <interface name="unsecure">
        <!--
          ~  Used for IIOP sockets in the standard configuration.
          ~                  To secure JacORB you need to setup SSL 
          -->
        <inet-address value="${jboss.bind.address.unsecure:0.0.0.0}"/>
    </interface>
</interfaces>

Solution 3

Did you configure the IP address into the config file?

Starting jboss without configuring the ip address will set the default address for jboss to localhost which is fit for development or maybe for a production server, where apache is used as the proxy to jboss and resides in the same machine.

To set the ip address for JBoss :

To a specific IP address
run.sh -b 10.62.31.31
To localhost or the IP address assigned to the server
run.sh -b 0.0.0.0

You can also change it in the configuration file under the <interfaces> section.

Comments

[Luiggi Mendoza]

if you're in Windows, the shell script is run.bat

[James R. Perkins]

And in JBoss AS7 it's not run at all :-) It's standalone.sh for the standalone server and domain.sh for the domain server. On Windows just change the sh to bat.

[ddri]

There is no "run.sh" script in JBoss AS 7, and while the -b switch was implemented in this version, it should not be relied upon as there are issues with inheritance where an IP is specifically declared in the configuration file. The switch will only work where the java token "${jboss.bind.address.management:127.0.0.1}" remains. As ever, using the Management Console or the Management CLI offers the best in administrative options.

[Tony]

Thanks, can you tell me what should I do in the Management Console or Management CLI to configure it? Or should I change standalone.bat?

[James R. Perkins]

You definitely don't want to change standalone.bat. When the server is started from CLI you can execute /interface=public:write-attribute(name=inet-address,value="$‌​{jboss.bind.address:‌​xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx}") to set the IP. It's even easier on the web console. Just look in the profile under interfaces.

[Tony]

Do you mean that I have to execute standalone.bat /interface=public:write-attribute(name=inet-address,value="$‌​{jboss.bind.address:‌​0.0.0.0}") , right?

[Tony]

The command standalone.bat /interface=public:write-attribute(name=inet-address,value="$‌​{jboss.bind.address:‌​0.0.0.0}") didn't worked. How can I open the web console?

[sho222]

This works, but can you clarify what you mean by "Just be aware of the security"?

[Kevin Hooke]

Re. security, if you want the server to be externally accessible then it's not an issue, but you may want to restrict the management interface to not be remotely accessible.

[Pedro]

Allowing binding to 0.0.0.0 means the server will listen for connections to any ip, so it is something you should be aware of.

[ᴠɪɴᴄᴇɴᴛ]

<any-address /> worked, <any-ipv4-address /> didn’t work in my case.

[mostafa.S]

the same for me; <any-address /> works. I have the version 7.1.1. however, this one also works: <inet-address value="${jboss.bind.address:0.0.0.0}"/>

[Jayani Sumudini]

I tried this over 2 days.But unable to fixed.This solution worked for me.I used this solution by replacing <any-ipv4-address/> to <any-address/>..oohhh..thank you :-D

[GauravEdekar]

Hi folks, check the comment by @ᴠɪɴᴄᴇɴᴛ that worked in my case too. We are using Jboss 7.2.6