Jan Agermose wrote:

>
> ibase_pconnect("database.domain.com:/db/drift/data.gdb", DB_USERNAME,
> DB_PASSWORD, "UNICODE_FSS") or down(ibase_errmsg());
>
> or
>
> ibase_pconnect("a.domain.com:/db/drift/data.gdb", DB_USERNAME,
> DB_PASSWORD, "UNICODE_FSS") or down(ibase_errmsg());
>
> note that if the script is run from B the problem does not excist. Both
> servers use the same dns server.
>

Does running traceroute show anything unusual?

Paul


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