Re: Informix Net and DNS

} Informix Net appears to require DNS even though Informix says that they } do not use DNS. I recently was attempting to setup Informix Net on some } PC's and had numerous problems. I talked to Informix several times and } they } always said to make sure that the hosts files were up to date. I did } that } to no avail. } } Through my research I discovered that the working machines appeared to } be setup in DNS with reversal entries while the non-working machines } were not setup. The non-working machines were setup in DNS, however } reversals had not been setup. When I setup the reversal entries the } PC's connected without a problem. } } I had been told by three people at Informix that DNS is not an issue in } setting up Informix Net. This is for informational purposes only. } } -- } ============================================================================ } David Schnardthorst, Systems/Network Eng. * Phone: (314)838-6839 } Stryder Communications, Inc. * Fax: (314)838-8527 } 869 St. Francois * E-Mail: ds3721@strydr.com } Florissant, MO 63031 * URL: } http://www.strydr.com } ============================================================================ } David, I think you might find that what the people at Informix are telling you is quite correct, DNS is not required to use Informix Net. However, if your machine is configured to use DNS, then DNS _MUST_ be setup correctly. This includes both forward (address for name) and reverse (name for address) lookups! Very few Operating Systems (I only know of one - Intergraph/CLIX) allow hosts file searches if the DNS lookup fails. -- Regards, Walter S. Tyszka (wstyszka@ingr.com) * Standard disclaimers apply *