Network driver cannot bind a name to the port.

When I try to run connect to a server, it said: 25572: Network driver cannot bind a name to the port. When I want to create some dbspace, it said: error writing network I have edit the sqlhosts and /etc/services, what else should I also config? Ki.

i always thought this message (network driver cannot bind...) always seemed to mean someone else had established a connection across this port number, some other program, some previous incarnation of the instance which was held by that instance, but was not removed when it came down ( probably unceremoniously?) someone will probably correct me on that.. if you do a netstat -an | grep <your port number > you should see the process which holds the port as it is now, and you should find out what it is , and possibly then , if it is safe to, remove it. but i really don't understand your question as it begins 'when i try to run connect...' i.e.; do you have the instance up and you are connecting across a network using a network protocol program? or are you trying to use dbaccess from a client? you might try your question with some basic information such as relevant entries in your /etc/services, your $INFORMIXSQLHOSTS file, and what it was you were doing when you got your network error... i am not wure what error writing network means, but have you been able to create any dbspaces and are these raw devices, and where are they mounted - are they on an hp or sun or sco or whatever? are you root or are you informix or are you dbuser or nobody ? cfbenson wrote: > When I try to run connect to a server, it said: > 25572: Network driver cannot bind a name to the port.> > When I want to create some dbspace, it said: > error writing network > > I have edit the sqlhosts and /etc/services, what else should I also > config? > > Ki.

Edward Rosenthal wrote: > if you do a netstat -an | grep <your port number > Nothings is grepped > 'when i try to run connect...' i.e.; do you have the instance up > and you are connecting across a network using a network protocol > program? > or are you trying to use dbaccess from a client? dbaccess -> connection -> connect Then: 25572: Network driver cannot bind a name to the port. Exec format error Or when I enter onmonitor, it said network down and I create DBSPACE it said network down. > you might try your question with some basic information such as > relevant entries in your /etc/services, your $INFORMIXSQLHOSTS file, extract part of my /etc/inet/services: ifmx_srvc 2055/tcp # service used by OnLine/DSA cert_db 2056/tcp # service used by Phone List mesg-admin 28258/tcp # mesg administration sqlhosts: demo_on onipcshm on_hostname on_servernamedemo_se seipcpip se_hostname sqlexec cert ontlitcp cfbwb3-dev cert_db > mounted - are they on an hp or sun or sco or whatever? SunOS cfbwb3-dev 5.8 Generic sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10 > are you root or > are you informix > or are you dbuser or nobody ? informix

Hi, Just having a quick look at your services file and sqlhosts... cert_db is the service you are trying to connect to (in SQLHOSTS) but in your services file "cert_db" is listed as being "service used by Phone List" where as for "ifmx_srvc" the comment is "service used by OnLine/DSA", so which are you trying to connect to? (post a copy of your $ONCONFIG as well...). ben. "cfbenson" <cfbenson@netvigator.com> wrote in message news:3948AF4E.440A6777@netvigator.com... > > > Edward Rosenthal wrote: > > > if you do a netstat -an | grep <your port number > > > Nothings is grepped > > > 'when i try to run connect...' i.e.; do you have the instance up > > and you are connecting across a network using a network protocol > > program? > > or are you trying to use dbaccess from a client? > > dbaccess -> connection -> connect > Then: > 25572: Network driver cannot bind a name to the port. > Exec format error> > Or when I enter onmonitor, it said network down and I create DBSPACE it > said network down. > > > you might try your question with some basic information such as > > relevant entries in your /etc/services, your $INFORMIXSQLHOSTS file, > > extract part of my /etc/inet/services: > ifmx_srvc 2055/tcp # service used by > OnLine/DSA > cert_db 2056/tcp # service used by Phone > List > mesg-admin 28258/tcp # mesg administration > > sqlhosts: > demo_on onipcshm on_hostname on_servername> demo_se seipcpip se_hostname sqlexec > cert ontlitcp cfbwb3-dev cert_db> > > > > > > mounted - are they on an hp or sun or sco or whatever? > > SunOS cfbwb3-dev 5.8 Generic sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10 > > > > are you root or > > are you informix > > or are you dbuser or nobody ? > > informix > > >

Ben Wilde wrote: > Hi, > > Just having a quick look at your services file and sqlhosts... > > cert_db is the service you are trying to connect to (in SQLHOSTS) but in > your services file "cert_db" is listed as being "service used by Phone List" > where as for "ifmx_srvc" the comment is "service used by OnLine/DSA", so > which are you trying to connect to? (post a copy of your $ONCONFIG as > well...). > As per attached.