Helen Borrie wrote:

>At 03:06 PM 11/07/2005 -0700, you wrote:
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>>Tried your suggestion....
>>Replacing the "Database" name "C:/Program
>>Files/AT60Test/CONSTITUENT.FDB" (which did work locally) in the MS ODBC
>>manager with "DevBox_1:AT6Test" causes the MS ODBC manager to report the
>>error:
>>"Unable to complete network request to host "DevBox_1". Failed to
>>locate host machine. The specified name was not found in the hosts file
>>or Domain Name Services."
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>There's your answer. Your assumption that IP addresses are getting
>assigned dynamically is wrong. The fact that you can't ping or Telnet the
>server from the client machine reinforces this.
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>Back to the drawing board on configuring tcp/ip. Either get DHCP working,
>or configure the server statically in the Hosts file on server and
>clients. Either way, if it's configured properly, the client must be able
>to Telnet or ping the host machine by either hostname or IP address.
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>Static configuration seems to be your best bet, given that DHCP isn't
>behaving as you think it is. A static address will be bypassed by DHCP,
>ensuring that it is always available and valid. Pick an address in the LAN
>range and configure the host's NIC to this address. Make entries in the
>server's and clients' hosts files to associate the hostname with that IP
>address. Make sure that the host's and clients' NICs are configured with
>the correct subnet mask (255.255.255.0). If you are relying on DHCP to
>assign the clients' IP addresses then also make sure that it is using the
>correct subnet mask.
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>Please trim your postings.
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>./heLen
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thx so much.
I'll try this after I talk with my network people.
Sam Hunt