I have tried an 8.1.2 client on an 8.1.1.0 server, and as in your case, it
worked fine. Then, when I upgraded the server to 8.1.2, the client stopped
working until I ran dsmcert.exe on my Windows client machine to install the
certificate. After that, the client worked. I have not tried this
I want to revisit this thread. Unbeknownst to me, many of my co-workers
have installed 8.1.2.0 (both Windows and Linux systems), totally ignoring
my email that said not to. However, we have not experienced any
disruptions in communications, in contradiction to IBM's dire warning that
said not