Client/server communications

Database servers communicate over a variety of protocols. SQL Anywhere includes many options for customizing the behavior of supported protocols. This section also includes information about troubleshooting SQL Anywhere connections.

For information about HTTP and HTTPS connections, see Using SQL Anywhere as an HTTP web server and Accessing web services using web clients.

For information about using transport-layer security, see Transport-layer security.


Selecting communications protocols
Using the TCP/IP protocol
Connecting across a firewall
Connecting on a dial-up network connection
Connecting using an LDAP server
Adjusting communication compression settings to improve performance