Re: DB2 Connect error

Hi, Wayne:

From: Wayne Capwell <wayne@redoaktech.com>
Sent: July 20, 1999 7:48 AM


> The connection test failed.
>
> [IBM][CLI Driver] SQL30081N  A communication error has been detected.
> Communication protocol being used: "TCP/IP".  Communication API being
> used: "SOCKETS".  Location where the error was detected: "".
> Communication function detecting the error: "gethostbyname".  Protocol
> specific error code(s): "*", "11002", "*".  SQLSTATE=08001

Are you pinging the AS/400 by name, or by IP address?  Can the AS/400 ping
your PC - by name?  Sounds like a DNS or host table issue to me.  Either
the AS/400 or your PC may be missing from DNS (or host table) or may be
incorrectly specified there.
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