Understanding DB2®: Learning Visually with Examples
by Raul F. Chong, Clara Liu, Sylvia F. Qi, Dwaine R. Snow
1.4. DB2 UDB Clients
To connect from a client machine to a DB2 UDB database server machine, you usually need to install DB2 UDB client software on the client machine. This isn't always required; for example, this isn't necessary for a JDBC application using the type 4 driver running on the client machine. We provide more detail about connectivity scenarios in Chapter 6, Configuring Client and Server Connectivity.
A DB2 UDB client installed on a different machine than the DB2 UDB server is known as a remote client. A remote client can establish communication to the server using any of these supported communication protocols: TCP/IP, NetBIOS (Windows only), APPC (IBM environments only), and Named Pipes (Windows only).
If the DB2 UDB client is installed ...
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