DB2 Connect Quick Beginnings for UNIX**

Manually Configuring TCP/IP Communications on the DB2 Connect Workstation

This section describes the manual configuration instructions for TCP/IP communications on a DB2 Connect workstation.

This section assumes that TCP/IP is functional on the DB2 Connect and host systems.

The following steps provide an overview on how to set up TCP/IP communications between your DB2 Connect workstation and a host database server:

• 1. Identify and Record Parameter Values
• 2. Configure the DB2 Connect Workstation
• 3. Catalog the TCP/IP Node
• 4. Catalog the Database as a Database Connection Service (DCS) Database
• 5. Catalog the Database
• 6. Bind Utilities and Applications to the Database Server
• 7. Test the Host or AS/400 Connection

Due to the characteristics of the TCP/IP protocol, TCP/IP may not be immediately notified of the failure of a partner on another host. As a result, a client application accessing a remote DB2 server using TCP/IP, or the corresponding agent at the server, may sometimes appear to be hung. DB2 uses the TCP/IP SO_KEEPALIVE socket option to detect when there has been a failure and the TCP/IP connection has been broken. If you are experiencing problems with your TCP/IP connection, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide for information on how to adjust this parameter and other common TCP/IP problems.