VerifyServerName (VERIFY) protocol option (client side only)

Controls whether clients must verify the database server name before connecting.

Syntax

{ VerifyServerName | VERIFY }={ YES | NO }

If the client uses the CommLinks (LINKS) connection parameter for a TCP/IP connection and the client succeeds in making the connection, it verifies that the name of the server found is the same as the one it is looking for. If no server name was specified using the ServerName (Server) connection parameter or if the server name does not match, the connection will fail. Specifying VerifyServerName=NO skips the verification of the server name. This allows SQL Anywhere clients to connect to a SQL Anywhere server if they know only an IP address/port.

Note

It is recommended that you use the Host connection parameter instead of the CommLinks (LINKS) connection parameter. When the Host connection parameter is used and both the host name and port are specified, it is not required that you specify a server name. However, it is recommended that a server name always be specified to guarantee that a connection is made to the correct server.