Re: Config I/Net to DNS

Steve Romankiw wrote: > > We are in the process of implementing Domain Named Services (DNS) into > our environment. Our current configuration allows client workstations > to resolve hosts addresses via \\windows\\hosts. An example of our > configuration is, > > ; >>> Informix.ini <<< > ; Informix I/Net Parameters > ; for use with TCP/IP communications. > ; DNS cannot be configured through Informix. Let me rephrase your question: How do we implement DNS so that all machines are using the same hosts file on a single (or two) machine? If you have a large size network, you certainly want to avoid the problem of managing hosts files on every computer. But it has nothing to do with informix.ini. How to install DNS depends on your client/server platforms. For Unix platform, regardless server or client, there are public domain software that can be utilized. If the server is Windows NT, sorry I don't know this part (Can someone else help here?) If the client is WFW 3.11, the TCP/IP package you are using should have the capability to use remote hosts file. If the client is Windows 95/NT, it is part of the network configuration to utilize DNS. If you are using Microsoft TCP/IP with WFW 3.11, I am not sure how to configure it for DNS. Drop me a note, if you need further assistance on this case. Chao