RPC command

usage: rpcgen infile

        rpcgen [-abkCLNTM][-Dname[=value]] [-i size] [-I [-K seconds]] [-Y path] infile

        rpcgen [-c | -h | -l | -m | -t | -Sc | -Ss | -Sm] [-o outfile] [infile]

        rpcgen [-s nettype]* [-o outfile] [infile]

        rpcgen [-n netid]* [-o outfile] [infile]

options:

-a	Generate all files, including samples
-b	Backward compatibility mode (generates code for SunOS 4.1)
-c	Generate XDR routines
-C	ANSI C mode
-Dname[=value]	Define a symbol (same as #define)
-h	Generate header file
-i size	Size at which to start generating inline code
-I	Generate code for inetd support in server (for SunOS 4.1)
-K seconds	Server exits after K seconds of inactivity
-l	Generate client side stubs
-L	Server errors will be printed to syslog
-m	Generate server side stubs
-M	Generate MT-safe code
-n netid	Generate server code that supports named netid
-N	Supports multiple arguments and call-by-value
-o outfile	Name of the output file
-s nettype	Generate server code that supports named nettype

For our practical we will use command:

[root@server-host ~] rpcgen –a filename.x

Start RPC Server:

Start service now

[root@server-host ~] service rpcbind start 

Or

Start service automatically

[root@server-host ~] insserv rpcbind

Compile Client:

[root@server-host ~] gcc –o client_object_file client.cserver.c

Compile Server:

[root@server-host ~] gcc –o server_object_file server.c

Run Server:

[root@server-host ~]./server_object_file

Run Client:

[root@server-host ~]./client_object_file server_host

If server_host is in same machine than server_host = localhost