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Informix Error -25584: Network driver cannot access the server program program-name.

Cause and resolution

Network driver cannot access the server program program-name.

Check that the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable correctly specifies the default server name and that the default server name and the service name entries in the sqlhosts file are correct.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-25584 fires when the network driver can't access the named server program — per the official guidance.

  1. INFORMIXSERVER or the sqlhosts service-name entry naming a server program the network driver can't reach, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check that INFORMIXSERVER correctly specifies the default server name, per the official guidance.
  2. Check that the default server name and service-name entries in sqlhosts are correct, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the network driver being unable to reach the named server program.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check INFORMIXSERVER and the corresponding sqlhosts entry for correctness.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -25584 in this set yet.

The network driver couldn't access the named server program — check INFORMIXSERVER and its sqlhosts entry.