$ netstat -ntl | grep 9042 tcp6 0 0 127.0.0.1:9042 :::* LISTEN
("listen_address" not set in cassandra.yaml) Even with "listen_address: 192.168.111.136" I get: $ netstat -ntl | grep 9042 tcp6 0 0 127.0.0.1:9042 :::* LISTEN All I want to do is to access Cassandra from outside my VM. Is this really that hard? On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 7:30 PM, Michael Dykman <mdyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > The difference is what interface your service is listening on. What is the > output of > > $ netstat -ntl | grep 9042 > > > On Mon, 8 Dec 2014 07:21 Richard Snowden <richard.t.snow...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I left listen_address blank - still I can't connect (connection refused). >> >> "cqlsh" -> OK >> "cqlsh ubuntu" -> fail ("ubuntu" is my hostname) >> "cqlsh 192.168.111.136" -> fail >> >> "telnet 192.168.111.136 9042" from outside the VM gives me a "connection >> refused". >> >> I just started a Tomcat in my VM and did a "telnet 192.168.111.136 8080" >> from outside the VM - and got the expected result ("Connected to >> 192.168.111.136. Escape character is '^]'. >> >> So what's so special in Cassandra? >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Jonathan Haddad <j...@jonhaddad.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Listen address needs the actual address, not the interface. This is >>> best accomplished by setting up proper hostnames for each machine (through >>> DNS or hosts file) and leaving listen_address blank, as it will pick the >>> external ip. Otherwise, you'll need to set the listen address to the IP of >>> the machine you want on each machine. I find the former to be less of a >>> pain to manage. >>> >>> >>> On Mon Dec 08 2014 at 2:49:55 AM Richard Snowden < >>> richard.t.snow...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This did not work either. I changed /etc/cassandra.yaml and restarted >>>> Cassandra (I even restarted the machine to make 100% sure). >>>> >>>> What I tried: >>>> >>>> 1) "listen_address: localhost" >>>> -> connection OK (but of course I can't connect from outside the VM to >>>> "localhost") >>>> >>>> 2) Set "listen_interface: eth0" >>>> -> connection refused >>>> >>>> 3) Set "listen_address: 192.168.111.136" >>>> -> connection refused >>>> >>>> >>>> What to do? >>>> >>>> >>>> > Try: >>>> > $ netstat -lnt >>>> > and see which interface port 9042 is listening on. You will likely need >>>> > to >>>> > update cassandra.yaml to change the interface. By default, Cassandra is >>>> > listening on localhost so your local cqlsh session works. >>>> >>>> > On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 23:44 Richard Snowden <richard.t.snow...@gmail.com> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> > > I am running Cassandra 2.1.2 in an Ubuntu VM. >>>> > > >>>> > > "cqlsh" or "cqlsh localhost" works fine. >>>> > > >>>> > > But I can not connect from outside the VM (firewall, etc. disabled). >>>> > > >>>> > > Even when I do "cqlsh 192.168.111.136" in my VM I get connection >>>> > > refused. >>>> > > This is strange because when I check my network config I can see that >>>> > > 192.168.111.136 is my IP: >>>> > > >>>> > > root@ubuntu:~# ifconfig >>>> > > >>>> > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:02:e0:de >>>> > > inet addr:192.168.111.136 Bcast:192.168.111.255 >>>> > > Mask:255.255.255.0 >>>> > > inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fe02:e0de/64 Scope:Link >>>> > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 >>>> > > RX packets:16042 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >>>> > > TX packets:8638 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >>>> > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 >>>> > > RX bytes:21307125 (21.3 MB) TX bytes:709471 (709.4 KB) >>>> > > >>>> > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback >>>> > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 >>>> > > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host >>>> > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 >>>> > > RX packets:550 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >>>> > > TX packets:550 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >>>> > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 >>>> > > RX bytes:148053 (148.0 KB) TX bytes:148053 (148.0 KB) >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > root@ubuntu:~# cqlsh 192.168.111.136 9042 >>>> > > Connection error: ('Unable to connect to any servers', >>>> > > {'192.168.111.136': >>>> > > error(111, "Tried connecting to [('192.168.111.136', 9042)]. Last >>>> > > error: >>>> > > Connection refused")}) >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > What to do? >>>> > > >>>> >>>> >>