At 14:55 24/04/01 -0400, Doug Chamberlain wrote:

>If you can ping the
>Interbase server by host name then you should be able to use that host name
>in a database connection string and have it work.
>
>Does this help?

Many thanks, Doug - I'll try it tomorrow.

Robert asked:

> I have internet gate and never noticed anything. What problems are
> showing up?

None yet - Interbase has yet to be installed on the system. I was just
trying to pre-empt the problem, if any, and praying that I would not have
to revert to Paradox.

Thanks also to Kyle for comments - the clients and server would all be on
the LAN.

And if all else fails - thanks to Adam Clarke - I'll do my best to execute
your instructions.

Peter Lawson