Re: SQL-retriever host module for SunOS 4.1.3

In article <2rdmvc$eef@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> decello@discovery.uucp (Joseph P DeCello III) writes: > > >I received a demo from Visionware for SQL-retriever to let our PC >network talk to the Informix ONLINE server (SparcStation, 4.1.3). > >I seemed to successfully install the host package part, but I get >an error in my console: > > May 16 16:05:24 discovery inetd[189]: infsqld/rpc/tcp: unknown service > >It appears to have made the right additions to /etc/inetd.conf: > > # VisionWare ODBC server for Informix > infsqld/1 stream rpc/tcp wait root /etc/rpc.infsqld rpc.infsqld > >and /etc/rpc > > # VisionWare ODBC server for Informix > infsqld 391436 infsqld > >But it made no addition to /etc/services (or /var/yp/etc/services for NIS). > >Please help, Visionware is not responding via e-mail, and I fear that don't >really want to sell me 25 copies of there software, although I REALLY need >it (if it works). > >BTW, when I try to make a connection from MS-Windows, I get something like: > > '''connot synchronize protocal, connection failed''' > >Thanks, > > >-- >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >Joseph P. DeCello III ***Computer Asst.*** Phone: (517)355-9582 >Michigan State University, Computer Laboratory, decello@cad.msu.edu > Campus Park and Planning MWF 7:30a-12pm, 2p-5p & TTh 7:30a-10a The problem arises in that the installation is not setup for NIS (which may actually be good). Anyhow, SA's need to remake the RPC map after doing the installation. After installalling just do: 1. cd /var/yp 2. rm rpc.time inetd.time 3. make 4. kill -1 {inetd} That's it, seems to work now.... -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Joseph P. DeCello III ***Computer Asst.*** Phone: (517)355-9582 Michigan State University, Computer Laboratory, decello@cad.msu.edu Campus Park and Planning MWF 7:30a-12pm, 2p-5p & TTh 7:30a-10a