Communications Tab

Although the Eclipse plug-in and the Rational Rose RealTime add-in have basic connectivity configured, you may want to modify these settings from their default values, or verify the current status of your connection. Use the Communication tab to specify how Eclipse will connect to Rational Rose RealTime, and to view the current status of the connection. For additional information on connectivity issues, see the topic Troubleshooting in the Rational Rose RealTime online Help.

Enable Rose RealTime Integration
This check box determines whether or not integration occurs. When this check box is selected, Eclipse is able to establish a connection to Rational Rose RealTime. When this check box is cleared, no integration functionality will be available.

To access the communication settings in Eclipse, click Window > Preferences, select Rose RealTime Integration, and then select the Communication tab.

Connection Mode
Specifies whether Eclipse should listen for a connection, or connect to another computer. Either Eclipse or Rational Rose RealTime can act as the listener; however, if one application is the listener, the other must be the connector. By, default, Eclipse is set as the listener to establish socket communication at start-up.
Port Number
Specifies the port number that Eclipse listens on, or connects to. The valid range for the port number is between 1024 and 65535. The default value is 21145. Only one listener can use any specified port number; multiple listeners on the same port are not permitted.
Host name or IP address
Specifies the computer name or the IP address that Eclipse should connect to. When Eclipse is designated as the listener, this option is grayed out.
Current status
Specifies the current state of the connection from Eclipse. The state can be one of the following options:

Connected to <hostname_or_IP_address> - A successful connection was made between Eclipse and Rational Rose RealTime. This message occurs in Eclipse and Rational Rose RealTime while the connection remains established.

Connecting to <hostname_or_IP_address>:<port_number> - Eclipse is attempting to connect to the other end (Rational Rose RealTime).

Can’t connect to <hostname_ or_ IP_address>:<port_number> - Eclipse could not connect to the other end (Rational Rose RealTime) because Rational Rose RealTime was not running, or it is not configured to listen to the specified port.

Can’t listen to port <port_number> - Eclipse cannot listen on the specified port number because that port is currently in use. Choose a different port number.

Feature not enabled - The Enable Rose RealTime Integration option is currently disabled.

Host <hostname_ or_ IP_address> can’t be resolved - The host cannot be found, or the IP address is invalid.

Listening on port <port_number> - Eclipse is currently listening for a connection on the specified port number, but a connection has not yet been made. Eclipse will continue to listen until a connection is established.

Restore to Defaults
Returns all modified settings to their default values.