Informix Error -25599
-25599 Network connection error - no listener.
The client application is attempting to connect to a remote server. However, no listener daemon is running on the remote host. Check that the listener daemon is started on the remote host and retry the connection.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-25599 fires when a client tries to connect to a remote server but no listener daemon is running there — per the official guidance.
- No listener daemon running on the remote host, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Check that the listener daemon is started on the remote host, and retry the connection, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a missing listener daemon.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check whether the listener daemon is running on the remote host, and start it if not.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -25582 — "Network connection is broken." A related connection failure, on an established connection breaking rather than no listener being reachable at all.
No listener daemon was running on the remote host — start it and retry.