A client application connects to the Informix® database
server that is running on a computer that can be reached through the
network. To establish the connection, use Setnet32 to specify
the location of the Informix database
server on the network and the network communications protocol to use.
You must obtain this information from the administrator of the database
server you want to use.
If you specify a shared SQLHOSTS registry key, you must
set the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS environment variable on your local computer
to the name of the Windows computer
that stores the registry. The database server first looks for the
SQLHOSTS registry key on the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS computer. If the database
server does not find an SQLHOSTS registry key on the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS
computer, or if INFORMIXSQLHOSTS is not set, the database server looks
for an SQLHOSTS registry key on the local computer.
You must
comply with Windows network-access
conventions and file permissions to ensure that the local computer
has access to the shared SQLHOSTS registry key. For information about
network-access conventions and file permissions, see your Windows documentation.
- Double-click Setnet32 in the folder
that contains the Client SDK products.
The Informix Setnet32 window
opens.
- Click the Server Information tab
to display the Server Information page, which
has the following elements:
- Informix Server
Select
an existing Informix database
server or type the name of a new database server.
- Host Name
Select the host computer
with the database server that you want to use or type the name of
a new host computer.
- Protocol Name
Select a network
protocol from a list of protocols that the installation procedure
provides.
- Service Name
Specify the service
name that is associated with a specific database server. Type either
the service name or the port number that is assigned to the database
server on the host computer. You must obtain this information from
the database server administrator.
Requirement: If you enter a service name, it must be defined on the
client computer in the services file in the Windows installation directory.
This file is in system32\drivers\etc\services.
The service definition must match the definition on the database server
host computer.
- Options
Enter options specific
to the database server. For more information, see the IBM
Informix Administrator's Guide.
- Make Default Server
Sets the
INFORMIXSERVER environment variable to the name of the current database
server to make it the default database server.
- Delete Server
Deletes the definition
of a database server from the Windows registry.
It also deletes the host name, protocol name, and service name associated
with that database server.
- Click OK to save the values.