RE: IDS 9.x on Windows XP

David If you configure Informix to talk to the loopback driver then you will never be able to see the engine outside the server on which Informix is running because it is not going out on the network. With Windows if you disconnect the network cable then the network is not functioning and windows effectively disables the network interface. If Informix is using that interface then it is also disabled. On this platform this is how the OS behaves when you break the network. MW > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of David Reed > Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2005 1:39 a.m. > To: David Reed > Subject: IDS 9.x on Windows XP > > > Hi > > I have several "Informix 9.40.TC4 for Windows" client > machines installed on Windows XP. All connect to a central > UNIX server. All is running 100%. But as soon as the network > gets broken, the databases on XP go down. I have tried the XP > loop back drivers, which seems that works fine, the database > on XP don't crash any more, but then the database on the UNIX > server cannot connect to the databases on the XP box. > > Any Ideas, help or comments on the issue? > > Regards > David Reed > > > sending to informix-list > > sending to informix-list