Common Informix-Connect Errors

908 Error: Mismatched Client/Server Port Numbers

This is a common, but quite cryptic error message. Finderr gives the following detail for IDS systems:

 -908 Attempt to connect to database server (servername, conerr =connection-error-number, oserr=system-error-number) failed. The program or application is trying to access another data- base server but has failed. Note the server name in the current statement. Note also the connection error number and/or system error number that is shown in the message. The desired database server is unavailable, or the network is down or is congested. Ask your DBA and system administrator to verify that the server and network are operational. If the network is congested, use the ...

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