Oops! IDS on Windows XP Error 900

Please help! I have installed IDS 10 on Windows XP. When dbaccess started, it connect to the internet and hang. Finally, it comes back with Error 900: Attempt to connect to database server failed. Connection Refusd. What is wrong? Why is Informix trying to connect to the internet? Thank you. Nim

Nimue said: > > Please help! I have installed IDS 10 on Windows XP. When dbaccess > started, it connect to the internet and hang. Finally, it comes back > with Error 900: Attempt to connect to database server failed. > Connection Refusd. > > What is wrong? Why is Informix trying to connect to the internet? It's probably doing a DNS lookup of your local machine. Try putting your server's IP address into the hosts file on your Windows box. -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche did i mention i like nulls? heck, i even go so far as to say that all columns in a table except the primary key could/should be nullable. this has certain advantages, for example, if you need to insert a child record and you don't have a parent row for it, just do an insert into the parent table with the primary key value (everything else null), and voila, relational integrity is preserved. but this is, admittedly, a bit controversial among modellers. --r937, dbforums.com

Thank you! Can you tell me how to stop it from doing that? Nim

Nimue wrote: > Please help! I have installed IDS 10 on Windows XP. When dbaccess > started, it connect to the internet and hang. Finally, it comes back > with Error 900: Attempt to connect to database server failed. > Connection Refusd. > > What is wrong? Why is Informix trying to connect to the internet? > > Thank you. > > Nim > I assume you mean 908 ?? I take it the engine is actually starting OK ? Are you using the same environment for dbaccess that you are using for dbaccess ? Make the machine resolve locally, just edit the hosts file Paul Watson Oninit Ltd Tel : +44 1414161772 Cell : +44 7818 003457 Web : www.oninit.com

Nimue said: > > Thank you! Can you tell me how to stop it from doing that? Context is everything. -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche did i mention i like nulls? heck, i even go so far as to say that all columns in a table except the primary key could/should be nullable. this has certain advantages, for example, if you need to insert a child record and you don't have a parent row for it, just do an insert into the parent table with the primary key value (everything else null), and voila, relational integrity is preserved. but this is, admittedly, a bit controversial among modellers. --r937, dbforums.com -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche did i mention i like nulls? heck, i even go so far as to say that all columns in a table except the primary key could/should be nullable. this has certain advantages, for example, if you need to insert a child record and you don't have a parent row for it, just do an insert into the parent table with the primary key value (everything else null), and voila, relational integrity is preserved. but this is, admittedly, a bit controversial among modellers. --r937, dbforums.com