I am absolutely new to informix and informix dynamic server 11.5 (Just started 3 days ago).

I have a question on creating a DNS for remote informix dynamic server 11.50 TC2TL.
This is on Win2003 operating system and the system from which I want to make a connection is also having win2003 OS

The following are the details of my remote server that has informix dynamic server
Informix Server: X_Informix_server
Host: X_Dabba
Port: 9088
service: X_svc_custom
user: administrator
passowrd: xPassword

Ultimately I want to be able to connect to a database called x_Informix_db that has a table x_t_Table

I am able to create a DSN on the local machine (as a test case) but from a remote machine i am not getting the credentials correct.

When I do that i get the following error

"Cannot locate X_svc_custom service/tcp service in /etc/services".


any help is appreciated.

regards
Gautham

Hi Gautham,

Seems service is missing in service file on windows 2003.

Open C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\services in notepat and compare the one on your local PC.
If you are running window XP, it will be in same location.

The one on your local PC should have line like
X_svc_custom 9088/tcp

Just copy it and paste to the window 2003 service file, save it and try.

Good luck.

Regards
Patrick