Are there other machines (other than the win98) trying to access this
database through the network?

> > Hello,
> >
> > Try to see on your XP machine if the integrated firewall (the firewall
> > of windows XP) doesn't block the communication. The XP firewall is on
> > by default, so this could block the communication coming from your

win98

> > machines.
> >
> > regards.
> >
> > Bernard.
> >
> > Francisco Antonio Vieira Souza a écrit:
> >
> > > I would like to ask what should I do to win98 machines conect to
> > > firebird in
> > > a winxp machine?
> > >
> > > I have this situation:
> > > 2 win98 machines
> > > 1 winxp machine with Firebird 1.5.1
> > >
> > > When my application (with Jaybird 1.5.2) tries to connect to the
> > > server this
> > > exception is shown:
> > > Unable to complete network request to "the machine IP/name".
> > >
> > > Is there anything different to config in win98 machines?
> > >
> > > Thanks a Lot
> > > Francisco
> > > ---
>
> Thanks but it is not the case, I can Map and access folders and other
> programs in the winxp machine, I can eve execute the application
> directly from the winxp machine FROM the win98 machine.
> The problem is when I try to execute the application in the win98
> machine accessing just the DB in winxp machine.