Antw: remote db connection

----LNX_Tue_Mar_11_2003_09:25:31_V3.33-- Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Datum: 2003.03.11 07:07:05 >Sender: Tosh Baird <Tosh.Baird@peace.com> >I'm having a problem connecting to a remote Informix db. >I have two machines, one is linux, one is sgi irix. Both have 9.21UC4 in= stalled on them. >On the linux box I can connect to the tcp protocol without problems.On >the irix box, I've added an identical line for the tcp connection asis >on the linux box. However, when I try connecting via dbaccess, I getthe >error: "931: Cannot locate service/tcp service in /etc/services.". But >it's my understanding the /etc/services file only has local servicesin >it, not remote port entries. >Can anyone enlighten me as to what I'm doing wrong? = The /etc/services file maps service names to tcp/udp port numbers (like /= etc/hosts maps host names to ip addresses). If you use a service NAME on any machin= e there must be a mapping to a port number in the local services file. Usually you use service names in the sqlhosts file. If you can't modify the /etc/services file on the sgi box, you could use = the port number in the sqlhosts file there - but that's no good style. = Regards, Andreas Kutsche = ------------------------------------------------ SPAR Oesterreichische Warenhandels-AG Hauptzentrale Europastra=DFe 3 A-5015 Salzburg = Telefon : +43 662 4470 24423 E-Mail : Andreas.KUTSCHE@spar.at Internet: http://www.spar.at ------------------------------------------------ = ----LNX_Tue_Mar_11_2003_09:25:31_V3.33----