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mckinzie
10 years agoNew Member
Error when trying to connect to IBM DB2
I'm getting an error when trying to connect to our IBM DB2 database. I removed the IP in the error below. Anyone have any ideas? I don't see anywhere to enter a port number if we need to. Detai...
Greg_Deckler
10 years agoCommunity Champion
You could try [IP]:[Port] for the server entry. Have a look at these two articles for a warning about Windows 8 and DB2 (not sure if you are using Windows 8)
And this one for troubleshooting connectivity:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/powerbisupport/archive/2014/01/09/connectivity-101.aspx
mckinzie
10 years agoNew Member
Hi everyone,
Thank you for the responses! I have tried using the [IP]:[Port] and [Servername]:[Port]. I'm on Windows 7. Thank you smoupre, I'll check out those links.
I'll post back when a resolution is found.
- Anonymous10 years agoNot applicable
Hi mckinzie,
Did you finish your test ? Something new on your issue ?
Thanks,
Alexander.