Hi.

I'm using JBoss 7.1.1 final and I came across some inconsistent behavior when invoking an EJB from a remote client.

AFAIK there're a least two ways to do it:

Way A:

• use jndi.properties with
  java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=org.jboss.ejb.client.naming
• using jboss-ejb-client.properties on classpath
• using new InitialContext()

Way B:

• use jndi.properties with

       java.naming.factory.initial=org.jboss.naming.remote.client.InitialContextFactory

       java.naming.provider.url=remote://127.0.0.1:4447

• using new InitialContext()

The strage thing is, a) works WITHOUT specifying any credentials. b) fails with "Authentication failed: all available authentication mechanisms failed" when no credentials are given.

Why is that?