Adding the LDAP IP address to the Application Server's hosts file on Windows Server 2003

On the Application Server, navigate to the \windows\system32\drivers\etc directory.

Open the hosts file.

Add the LDAP server's IP address to the hosts file. In the following example, the LDAP server's IP address is the last line of the hosts file.

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1       localhost
102.97.56.103   ldapserver.agfa.com    #The LDAP server

Save the hosts file.