setnet32 configuration in windows 98

Hello.. I installed client SDK version 2.3 in windows 98 and my informix database is in hp unix server.. The problem now is, i don't know how to setup the setnet32.. and,it seems that i have to edit few system files in windows 98. but i don't know which files and what are the things that we have to edit.. i couldn't find any articles about this.. please help me.. thanks a lot.. parames.s -- Posted via CNET Help.com http://www.help.com/

In article <t2rjmtktpq3f09@corp.supernews.com>, parames <parames88@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello.. I installed client SDK version 2.3 in windows 98 and my informix > database is in hp unix server.. > The problem now is, i don't know how to setup the setnet32.. > > and,it seems that i have to edit few system files in windows 98. but i > don't know which files and what are the things that we have to edit.. i > couldn't find any articles about this.. > > please help me.. > thanks a lot.. > parames.s 1) You'll need to modify the file C:\\winnt\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\services so that it has a service entry for the server you want to connect to - it'll be exactly the same as the entry on the HP box, file /etc/services 2) You'll also need to set up C:\\winnt\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts in the same way as /etc/hosts on the HP box (just the entry for the socket connection (the onsoctcp) for the informix server you need to connect to). 3) In setnet32, you just need to put an entry (under the SERVER INFORMATION tab)as follows: INFORMIXSERVER - the socket name for the instance HOSTNAME - the host name of the actual hp machine PROTOCOLNAME - usually onsoctcp SERVICE NAME - same as the server name no OPTIONS entry Click MAKE DEFAULT SERVER Under HOST INFORMATION, you should see an entry for the hp machine name; put in the default username and set up the password options as you like. Click OK and that should be that. HTH Malc > > -- > Posted via CNET Help.com > http://www.help.com/ > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Hi, > SERVICE NAME - same as the server name it's the /etc/services entry on the HP box for your DB TCP/IP socket. Greetz, Andi

With setnet32, here's all that you have to do in a running list of everything I can remember but the order isn't important. Just make sure you've done everything on the list or else it won't work. 1. Make sure your INFORMIXDIR variable is set in the path of your local machine (Win98 box). 2. Go to the services file on your local machine (I think c:\\windows\\drivers32\\etc\\services) and add the entry that matches the /etc/services entry for your informix database. In other words, there's an /etc/services file on your unix server. Find the corresponding tcp port for your database. For example, if in your $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file you have this entry: server1 onsoctcp hp_unix_server server1_tcp your /etc/services file should have an entry for server1_tcp with a corresponding port number (i.e. server1_tcp 1521/tcp). Put this same entry into your windows services file. You can modify this file with notepad. 3. Open up setnet32. There should be tabs at the top which say server and host or something like that. Click on those tabs and input your dbservername, service, protocol (onsoctcp, ontlitcp, onipcshm, etc). On the host tab, input your servername, whether or not to connect via password, etc. 4. Once you've set everything up, you can try to connect to your database with the Ilogin demo in the Informix menu through the start button. This is a simple connect to the database in question and will either work or won't, depending on your values. Note, these instructions above are totally neglecting the fact that you may have to tweak your ODBC parameters if you eventually want to connect to the database via MS Access or Excel. Those ODBC drivers are going to be found in your control panel and will require tweaking as well. The information there will be very similar to the information you entered in your setnet32 window so keep that in mind. Hope this helps. Good luck. parames wrote: > Hello.. I installed client SDK version 2.3 in windows 98 and my informix > database is in hp unix server.. > The problem now is, i don't know how to setup the setnet32.. > > and,it seems that i have to edit few system files in windows 98. but i > don't know which files and what are the things that we have to edit.. i > couldn't find any articles about this.. > > please help me.. > thanks a lot.. > parames.s > > -- > Posted via CNET Help.com > http://www.help.com/ -- Phillip Tien Database Administrator Whole Foods Market, Inc. It's not gonna be an orgy...it's a toga party.

On my Windoze 98 machine I have not modified either c:\\windows\\services or c:\\windows\\hosts. All the configuration was done thru setnet 32 and it works connecting to IIF 2000 v9.2, IDS v7.22 and IDS v7.3. In article <90l5hc$uck$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, malc_p@my-deja.com wrote: > In article <t2rjmtktpq3f09@corp.supernews.com>, > parames <parames88@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello.. I installed client SDK version 2.3 in windows 98 and my > informix > > database is in hp unix server.. > > The problem now is, i don't know how to setup the setnet32.. > > > > and,it seems that i have to edit few system files in windows 98. but > i > > don't know which files and what are the things that we have to edit.. > i > > couldn't find any articles about this.. > > > > please help me.. > > thanks a lot.. > > parames.s > > 1) You'll need to modify the file > C:\\winnt\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\services so that it has a service entry > for the server you want to connect to - it'll be exactly the same as > the entry on the HP box, file /etc/services > 2) You'll also need to set up C:\\winnt\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts in > the same way as /etc/hosts on the HP box (just the entry for the socket > connection (the onsoctcp) for the informix server you need to connect > to). > 3) In setnet32, you just need to put an entry (under the SERVER > INFORMATION tab)as follows: > INFORMIXSERVER - the socket name for the instance > HOSTNAME - the host name of the actual hp machine > PROTOCOLNAME - usually onsoctcp > SERVICE NAME - same as the server name > no OPTIONS entry > Click MAKE DEFAULT SERVER > > Under HOST INFORMATION, you should see an entry for the hp machine > name; put in the default username and set up the password options as > you like. Click OK and that should be that. > > HTH > > Malc > > > > > -- > > Posted via CNET Help.com > > http://www.help.com/ > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.