Re: Unix, NT connection
Posted in 1997
Topics: Error Codes & Troubleshooting, Server Administration, Networking & sqlhosts Configuration, Platform-Specific Issues
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Ernest Chen wrote:
> Does anyone have any idea how to make Online Workgroup servers
> communicate with each other on different platforms?
>
> We have the following configuration.
>
> Windows NT: Informix Online Workgroup Server
> ================================================
> database server name: ifmx_nt
> host name: nt@myhost.com
> protocol: olsoctcp
> service name: turbo
>
> /etc/services has the entry
> turbo 1526/tcp
>
> registry entry LOCAL_MACHINE
> /informix/sqlhosts has the following entries
> ------------------------------------
> ifmx_online olsoctcp ux@myhost.com ifmx_srvc
> ifmx_nt olsoctcp nt@myhost.com turbo>
> Solaris 2.5: Informix Online Workgroup Server
> ================================================
> database server name: ifmx_online
> host name: ux@myhost.com
> protocol: oltlitcp
> service name: ifmx_srvc
>
> /etc/services has the entry
> ifmx_srvc 2055/tcp
>
> sqlhosts has the following entries
> ------------------------------------
> ifmx_online ontlitcp ux@myhost.com ifmx_srvc
> ifmx_nt ontlitcp nt@myhost.com turbo>
> Any attempt to connect from one machine to the other (server to
> server),
> ie. use dbaccess on unix side or database explorer on nt side, fails
> to
> connect. Error code is -93.
>
> We have admin tools on Windows 95 can connect to NT database server
> but
> not unix database server.
>
> Any suggestion is appreciated.
>
> --
> Ernest Chen, Kaplan Interactive
> mailto:chen@www.kaplan.com
> mailto:Ernest@www.kaplan.com
> mailto:Ernest_Chen@www.kaplan.com
What versions of Informix you have ? We have NT 4 Informix WGS 7.22 and
HP-UX 10.10 Informix Online 7.22.
I use admin tools on NT and they can connect to NT and to Unix Database
servers.
But Informix 7.22 versions don't support all admin utilities NT to unix
in 7.22 versions.
Petteri Yliniemi
OUTOKUMPU Polarit Oy
Email: petteri.yliniemi@outokumpu.fi
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Ernest Chen wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>Does anyone have any idea how to make Online Workgroup
servers
<BR>communicate with each other on different platforms?
<P>We have the following configuration.
<P>Windows NT: Informix Online Workgroup Server
<BR>================================================
<BR>database server name: ifmx_nt
<BR>host name: nt@myhost.com
<BR>protocol: olsoctcp
<BR>service name: turbo
<P>/etc/services has the entry
<BR>turbo 1526/tcp
<P>registry entry LOCAL_MACHINE
<BR>/informix/sqlhosts has the following entries
<BR>------------------------------------
<BR>ifmx_online olsoctcp
ux@myhost.com ifmx_srvc
<BR>ifmx_nt olsoctcp
nt@myhost.com turbo
<P>Solaris 2.5: Informix Online Workgroup Server
<BR>================================================
<BR>database server name: ifmx_online
<BR>host name: ux@myhost.com
<BR>protocol: oltlitcp
<BR>service name: ifmx_srvc
<P>/etc/services has the entry
<BR>ifmx_srvc 2055/tcp
<P>sqlhosts has the following entries
<BR>------------------------------------
<BR>ifmx_online ontlitcp
ux@myhost.com ifmx_srvc
<BR>ifmx_nt ontlitcp
nt@myhost.com turbo
<P>Any attempt to connect from one machine to the other (server to server),
<BR>ie. use dbaccess on unix side or database explorer on nt side,
fails to
<BR>connect. Error code is -93.
<P>We have admin tools on Windows 95 can connect to NT database server
but
<BR>not unix database server.
<P>Any suggestion is appreciated.
<P>--
<BR>Ernest Chen, Kaplan Interactive
<BR><A HREF="mailto:chen@www.kaplan.com">mailto:chen@www.kaplan.com</A>
<BR><A HREF="mailto:Ernest@www.kaplan.com">mailto:Ernest@www.kaplan.com</A>
<BR><A HREF="mailto:Ernest_Chen@www.kaplan.com">mailto:Ernest_Chen@www.kaplan.com</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
What versions of Informix you have ? We have NT 4 Informix WGS 7.22
and
<BR> HP-UX 10.10 Informix Online 7.22.
<BR> I use admin tools on NT and they can connect to NT and to Unix
Database servers.
<BR> But Informix 7.22 versions don't support all admin utilities
NT to unix in 7.22 versions.
<P>Petteri Yliniemi
<BR>OUTOKUMPU Polarit Oy
<BR>Email: petteri.yliniemi@outokumpu.fi
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