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Anonymous
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10 years ago
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Connecting to Informix

I am trying to setup an Informix dataset and have no clue whats wrong since its in beta and cant find much community questions. It asked me for my server and database when I was setting it up. I put...
  • arify's avatar
    arify
    10 years ago

    Hi, a few things worth mentioning:

     

    • The default port number is 9089. If the server isn't on that port, can you make sure specifying the correct port number?
    • Can you make sure you can connect to your Informix server from your machine using TCP/IP? Also can you make sure the server name can be resolved by dns?
    • Can you make sure you're not specifying the server name with "http://" at the beginning?
    • It could be a firewall issue on the server, can you check that as well?

     

    It looks like a connection issue and there must be some configuration mistake somewhere, but with the very limited details I have, I can't point you to a specific direction.

     

    Thanks

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Anonymous
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10 years ago

Any ideas anyone?

arify's avatar
arify
Microsoft Employee
10 years ago

Hi, are you sure this is not a firewall issue? Can you show us how you're trying to type the host name?

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    Anonymous
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    10 years ago

    I am asked to provide the server name and database name. I type in the name of those and then proceed to go to the next window and type in my credentials. Then I get the error above.

    • arify's avatar
      arify
      Microsoft Employee
      10 years ago

      Hi, a few things worth mentioning:

       

      • The default port number is 9089. If the server isn't on that port, can you make sure specifying the correct port number?
      • Can you make sure you can connect to your Informix server from your machine using TCP/IP? Also can you make sure the server name can be resolved by dns?
      • Can you make sure you're not specifying the server name with "http://" at the beginning?
      • It could be a firewall issue on the server, can you check that as well?

       

      It looks like a connection issue and there must be some configuration mistake somewhere, but with the very limited details I have, I can't point you to a specific direction.

       

      Thanks

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        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        10 years ago

        This is what I am typing in for my server and database. I am working with our admin who is in charge with this server. We are curious as to what exactly we should be putting in the Server box? Is it the DBSERVER name or is it where the server resides? We have the port configured to the default port you mentioned so we are stuck as to what to do next.