# I start bitcoind on the server
server: src $ ./bitcoind -testnet -rpcuser='testuser' -rpcpassword='testpass' -rpcport=1234 -rpcallowip=<client_ip>  -rpcallowip=127.0.0.1


# I connect to it
client: $ bitcoind -rpcconnect='192.168.1.35' -rpcport='1234' -rpcuser='testuser' -rpcpassword='testpass' getbalance
0.00000000
client: $ bitcoind -rpcconnect='192.168.1.35' -rpcport='1234' -rpcuser='testuser' -rpcpassword='testpass' getaccountaddress anything_here
^C
# the client gives no response even after significant time
# no further requests are responded to, and server has to be killed with -9
client: $ bitcoind -rpcconnect='192.168.1.35' -rpcport='1234' -rpcuser='testuser' -rpcpassword='testpass' getbalance
^C


server: $ pkill -9 bitcoind