> The way to connect is using the normal JDBC methods using a correctly formed JDBC-url. For example:
>
> jdbc:firebirdsql://server:port/database

Normal format would be

jdbc:firebirdsql:server/port:database

The format you described should work, but there were some tickets re.
this format.

> (next once I do from memory so I might be wrong)
> jdbc:firebirdsql:java://server:port/database (is identical to the first)

Only with standard JAR, the default (first) URL depends on the order the
"plugins" are activated, in our case that is PURE_JAVA plugin. If the
order is changed, that might be an embedded version of it, for example.

Roman