try downloading a free utility called ws_ping pro from www.ipswitch.com. It
allows you to scan and see what ports are running on any connected pc's. I
have used this to see if 3050 is present on the network. it also will show
you if the name resolution is working etc.

Kind regards,
Pete Bray

> -----Original Message-----
> From: comesailing@... [mailto:comesailing@...]
> Sent: 25 September 2001 15:05
> To: ib-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ib-support] Re: win98 firebird connections
>
>
> Thanks Paul.
> Well I installed it in win 98 using a 'firebird' installer from the
> website so I assume that it will be set-up. But yes the server is
> running on both machines.
>
> Now there is one other bit of info in that I had many months ago set
> up Linux on both machines. But this is now abandoned and derilict.
> Could this have got in the way of the windows install ?
>
> How can I tell if the windows install has somehow connected the
> Firebird to the port ?
> All further help welcomed I have wasted two days on this so far !
>
> regards Dave
>
> --- In ib-support@y..., Paul Reeves <paul@f...> wrote:
> > comesailing@b... wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks again. Since my last message I have re-installed the
> network
> > > adaptors on boh machines, and re-setup the network. But from each
> to
> > > the other when I use the firebird comm diagnaostics I can ping,
> but
> > > if I try service 21 or 3050 or gds_db I get the message
> > > 'socket for connection obtained' followed after a good while by
> > > ' socket error #10060'.
> >
> >
> > This error indicates that the appropriate server is not listening
> on the
> > relevant port. Do you have ibserver.exe running as an application?
> >
> >
> > Paul
> > --
> >
> > Paul Reeves
> > http://www.ibphoenix.com
> > taking InterBase further
>
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