monetdb mapi api, mapi_connect() to remote host

Question

For some reason connecting to a setup monetdb server via

mapi_connect("localhost", 50000, "monetdb", "monetdb", "sql", "demo");

works,

however,

mapi_connect("xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", 50000, "monetdb", "monetdb", "sql", "demo");

Doesn't work.

I've checked that port 50000 is open, and that the service is up and running.

What am I missing?

Answer 1

Figured it out, the issue was with Port Forwarding in my VirtualBox settings for my Centos VM. For anyone with similar issue, just add a port forwarding rule, in my case it was for port 50000 (which is what my monetdb server runs on). Good luck.