Re: Connecting (IConnect) Solaris machine to a Linux server hosting IDS

Rupan3rd wrote: > Hi there, I have a question for you smart guys. > > I have Sun Solaris 9 machine where Informix IConnect 10.0 is installed. > The machine should make use of the database server (IDS 10.0) installed > on a Red Hat EL4 Linux server. > > By default Linux does not provide 'rlogin' functionality, which is the > default > method used by Informix to make the connectivity. Now it is installed on > my box. Not to worry, the underlying rcmd() interface is included in the Linux libraries which is all that Informix requires. This works so... > AFAIU 'sqlhosts' files are different between the two platforms (Solaris > uses > 'oltlitcp' protocol, while Linux uses 'olsoctcp'). TLI (ontlitcp) and Sockets (onsoctcp) are just programming level APIs for TCP/IP protocol communications. The network layer protocols are identical. You use ontlitcp on the Solaris box and onsoctcp on the Linux box and all is well. Just set it up like any Linux connection with that one exception. > Furthermore (but don't know if this is an issue), the default Informix > install > directory is different on the wto platforms ('/usr/informix' for Solaris VS > '/opt/informix' on Linux). Irrelevent. > How should I configure the 'sqlhosts' file on the two boxes in order to > obtain > the connectivity? See above. > Anyhing else I should take care of? Nope. > Any help would be really appreciated. > > Rupan3rd (Italy) Art S. Kagel