help with university assignment

So, we are supposed to create an xml-rpc based event manager using 2-3
programming languages. C#, Java, Ruby.

I opted for ruby(i did this course last year but the dropped out).
So, this time i am really trying.
The code is not the actual problem for me.

It is the testing.

Right now i am attempting this: my usual machine(windows 7), and a
virtual machine running windows xp.

in both there is the same program:

require "xmlrpc/server"
require "xmlrpc/client"
eventCounter=0
t1=Thread.new{
s = XMLRPC::Server.new(8080)

s.add_handler("add") do|id,date,time,duration,header,comment|
  eventCounter=eventCounter+1
  File.open("#{id}"+".event", 'w') {|f| f.write("#{date}| #{time}|
#{duration}| #{header}| #{comment}") }


end

s.add_handler("delete")do |id|
  File.delete("#{id}"+".event")
end
s.set_default_handler do |name, *args|
  raise XMLRPC::FaultException.new(-99, "Method #{name} missing" +
                                   " or wrong number of parameters!")
end

s.serve
}
t2=Thread.new{
  server = XMLRPC::Client.new("127.0.0.1", "/RPC2", 8080)
  begin
      puts "Press 1 to add an event\n"
      puts "Press 2 to remove an event of given ID\n"
      whatToDo=gets.to_i


    while whatToDo!="-1"
      puts "Press 1 to add an event\n"
      puts "Press 2 to remove an event of given ID\n"
      whatToDo=gets.to_i

      case whatToDo
        when 1

        server.call("add",eventCounter,"03/10/2011","sadkfdsa","not
long","some header","some comment")
        when 2
        puts "Input ID to delete\n"
        id=gets.to_i

        server.call("delete",id)
        else
        puts "Please input 1 or 2"

      end
      #server.call("delete","2")   Delete example

    end
  end

}
t2.join




One one computer i am running port 8080, on the other 8090 for the
xmlrpc::server.new

I was also wondering, which ip do i have to write? i tried 127.0.0.1 but
that ofcourse executes locally.
I tried 192.168.0.7 and .8  depending on the machines(their
corresponding ip for the router).

I also tried my web ip, but ofc that is the same for both machines cos
i'm behind 1 router.

Can some1 please help me in this part? If i get past this, i can test my
code everytime i plan something. This ofcourse means i can do my
assignment.


Ofcourse i opened the ports 8080 and  8090 in my router.


I have also attempted running the example code for xmlrpc server and
client.
require "xmlrpc/server"

s = XMLRPC::Server.new(8080)

s.add_handler("michael.add") do |a,b|
  a + b
end

s.add_handler("michael.div") do |a,b|
  if b == 0
    raise XMLRPC::FaultException.new(1, "division by zero")
  else
    a / b
  end
end

s.set_default_handler do |name, *args|
  raise XMLRPC::FaultException.new(-99, "Method #{name} missing" +
                                   " or wrong number of parameters!")
end

s.serve


require "xmlrpc/client"

server = XMLRPC::Client.new("www.ruby-lang.org", "/RPC2", 8080)
begin
  param = server.call("michael.add", 4, 5)
  puts "4 + 5 = #{param}"
rescue XMLRPC::FaultException => e
  puts "Error:"
  puts e.faultCode
  puts e.faultString
end


I really have no idea what i am doing wrong. And i do understand it isnt
really a ruby question, but i really have no idea where i could ask a
question like this

If somebody can solve this, then cyber beer is yours forever :)

Regards, Nikita

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