> Note, when you use
>
> CONNECT '/home/myhome/mydb.fdb' USER 'sysdba' PASSWORD 'masterkey';
>
> isql uses IPC to connect to your database. To be sure that your

TCP/IP stack

> works correctly, use
>
> CONNECT 'localhost:/home/myhome/mydb.fdb' USER 'sysdba' PASSWORD
> 'masterkey';

I tried both versions and they work both... so it has to be a Java
issue....
I'll write a small Java program that connects to the Firebird Port and
see if that works....

Michael