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	CHAPTER 14 Adaptive Server IQ as a Data Server
	to identify the current machine.
Port Number	The port number you enter must match the port specified on the Adaptive
	Server IQ database server command line, as described in “Starting the database
	server as an Open Server”. The default port number for Adaptive Server IQ
	servers is 2638.
	The following are valid server address entries:
	elora,2638
	123.85.234.029,2638

Verifying the server address

You can verify your network connection by using the Ping command from the

Server Object menu.

Note Verifying a network connection confirms that a server is receiving requests on the machine name and port number specified. It does not verify anything about database connections.

❖To ping a server:

1 Ensure that the database server is running.

2 Click the server entry in the Server box of the dsedit session window.

3 Select Ping Server from the Server Object menu. The Ping window appears.

4Click the address that you want to ping. Click Ping.

A message box appears, to notify you if the connection is successful or not. A message box for a successful connection states that both Open Connection and Close Connection succeeded.

Renaming a server entry

You can rename server entries from the dsedit session window.

❖To rename a server entry:

1 Select a server entry in the Server box.

2 Choose Rename from the Server Object menu. The Input Server Name window appears.

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