nagypapi wrote:

>
> 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.
>

No, no others machines, just 2 win98 machines trying to access then
winxp machine.

Could that be anything related to the HOSTS file in win98 or related to
fbcliente.dll? (that just came to my mind)