Q:

MQ Server Connection Channel Configuration via MQ Explorer

I have a MQ Server setup in windows .  I have a client application program which connects to this server.  
I have created a QManager using my MQ explorer 7.1 . 
 Created the local queues .  
Created the Server Connection Channel with MCA as * ( for all users). 
Created the Client Connection Channel - with QManager name , Connection name as [hostname(port)] , 
The problem here is that on checking the Server COnnection Channel Status , it is always showing as Inactive .  
Tried using a sample client program to connect to MQ Server but it gave 2058 error.  
I am not sure if I have created the Connection Channels successfully or not.  
Any help would be great. 

A:

Creating a server-connection channel (SVRCONN) is the correct type.  However MCAUSER set as * will cause you problems once you manage to connect.  Your SVRCONN channel must be named to match what you supplied in the MQSERVER environment variable. 
If you are using the MQSERVER environment variable then the CLNTCONN channel wasn't needed.  It is used to build a CCDT. 
The channel status will only show as running once you manage to connect. 
Make sure you started a listener on the same port as you put in the MQSERVER environment variable.