Re: Client Access install IP addr problems...

[John Ross <jross-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not sure what version of client access you are using. But since you 
talk about the host file it might be an early version. Client Access used 
to ask you if you wanted to add it to the host file. The host file can be 
edited. Use Notepad. At least use it to look at the file. Make sure it is 
host with no extension, not host.sam I was told .sam meant sample. Also use 
find to look for all host files.

Now if you are using client access express. It is like Alex said in the 
registry. You can use REGEDT32 to see and change it. On my NT machine it is in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
  SOFTWARE
    IBM
     Client Access Express
        Current Version
          Environments
           My AS/400 Connection

Files are out registry is in. So now you can mess up your whole PC not just 
one application.


At 02:04 PM 6/29/01 -0400, you wrote:

>OK,
>
>when configing the environment, this operator put the wrong address for
>the host server.  Instead of 1.2.3.4 he did 1.2.3.9.  He's been summarily
>executed. :)
>
>And since the great minds that designed CA don't allow you to change that
>without deleting the hosts file, I renamed the hosts file and rebooted.
>No hosts file in the winnt\system32\yaddayaddayadda...   And no DNS in
>use.  THis is a simple ethernet config.
>
>Lo and behold, supportline tells me that the number can only come from the
>hosts file or the DNS...which I expected, but aren't now at issue.
>
>But, when I try to config that connection, it STILL comes up with the
>original and erronious 1.2.3.9 IP address....  Where the heck is it
>getting the address from?
>
>IBM says it's not a support issue anymore, it's a "billable line" issue
>now....but, their software has to be getting it from somewhere...  ANyone
>have a clue where??
>
>I've even DELETED the old config and tried to recreate (post host file
>rename), and it still comes up with the wrong and old IP...
>
>Where is it getting that old and bad IP?
>
>Thanks...:)
>
>Don in DC
>

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