Originally Posted by v8625

I think the DB2 Connect/DB2 Client Driver combo is probably the only way for me to go at this point. I will look for a Try and Buy copy of DB2 Connect as recommended, but I would also still like to clarify the sequence of steps I need to take after I dowload that DB2 Connect:

- set up an instance by running /opt/ibm/db2/V9.5/instance$ ./db2icrt (as root?)
- add service to /etc/services (what do I actually put in there?)
- and only then install this DB2 Connect driver

Thanks.