Shared memory is the default communications mechanism when the client and server are on the same system. It is configured automatically, and starts up automatically, on both UNIX and Windows platforms. Sybase IQ uses a shared memory segment and several semaphores for communication between the client and server on the same machine.
See the “Connecting using command line utilities” in Chapter 3, “Sybase IQ Connections,” in the Sybase IQ System Administration Guide for more on using the –host and –port parameters.
