it worked!!! thank you.

--- In ib-support@y..., "Thomas Steinmaurer"
<thomas.steinmaurer@a...> wrote:

> On Windows NT, this file is in C:\windows\system32

\drivers\etc\services.

> On Windows 95/98, this file is in C:\windows\services.
>
> Add following line:
>
> gds_db 3050/tcp # InterBase Server
>
>
> And an additional blank line at the end of the services file!
>
> Thomas
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carlos Yu [mailto:cyware_2000@y...]
> > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 11:47 PM
> > To: ib-support@y...
> > Subject: [ib-support] Re: Firebird/TCP/IBConsole
> >
> >
> > Hi Sean,
> >
> > Where is the services file located and how do I make the gds_db

entry?

> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ib-support@y..., "Leyne, Sean" <InterbaseSupport@a...>

wrote:

> > > Carlos,
> > >
> > > Check the services. file of the client you are using, it's

missing

> > the
> > > gds_db entry.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sean
> > >
> > > > The error message you see below is the exact message IBConsole
> > > > displays when I attempt to connect to the Linux box.
> > > >
> > > > > > ======================================================
> > > > > > Unable to complete network request to host "cobaltdb".
> > > > > > Failed to locate host machine.
> > > > > > Undefined service gds_db/tcp
> > > > > > ======================================================
> > > >
> >
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