Microsoft KB Archive/246655

= Network Address and Network Port for AS/400 Connections =

Article ID: 246655

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q246655



SUMMARY
This articles explains how to determine the Network Address and Network Port number for the following data providers with an AS/400 over TCP/IP:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAMMicrosoft OLE DB Provider for DB2Microsoft ODBC Driver for DB2



MORE INFORMATION
When you use the Microsoft OLE DB providers or ODBC Driver mentioned above, there are two possible choices for Network Transport: SNA or TCP/IP. Using TCP/IP requires a Network Address and Network Port number for communication with the host. This article describes how to locate this information for connections with AS/400 hosts.

Determining the Network Address:   From an AS/400 command line, issue the following command:     NETSTAT   When the following menu is displayed, choose option number 1:     1. Work with TCP/IP interface status 2. Display TCP/IP route information 3. Work with TCP/IP connection status   A list similar to the following will be displayed:           Internet        Network        Line          Interface Opt  Address         Address        Description   Status __   127.0.0.1       127.0.0.0      *LOOPBACK     Active __   101.11.11.11    101.11.0.0     ETHERNET      Active __   101.12.21.21    101.12.0.0     LANLINE       Active Locate the entry for the appropriate line description. If the line description name is not listed, use the F11 function key to toggle between the line description information and the interface status information.  Use the Internet Address entry for the appropriate line description as the Network Address setting in the Microsoft OLE DB provider or ODBC driver. A host name may also be used if the appropriate DNS or local hosts file entry has been made.

Determining the Network Port:   From an AS/400 command line, issue the following command:

<pre class="fixed_text">    NETSTAT </li>  When the following menu is displayed, choose option number 3: <pre class="fixed_text">    1. Work with TCP/IP interface status 2. Display TCP/IP route information 3. Work with TCP/IP connection status </li> A list similar to the following will be displayed:

<pre class="fixed_text">    Remote     Remote    Local Opt Address    Port      Port       Idle Time    State __  *          *         snmp       110:00:11    *UDP __  *          *         drda       001:13:15    Listen __  *          *         ddm        001:13:15    Listen __  *          *         ddm-ssl    001:13:15    Listen __  *          *         as-svrmap  001:26:11    Listen

Locate the entry where Local Port is equal to drda. When you locate the entry, use the F14 function key to show the port number for the DRDA server. The well-known port number for DRDA is 446; however, this is configurable.</li> Use the port number listed for the DRDA server as the Network Port setting in the Microsoft OLE DB provider or ODBC driver.</li></ol>

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