> 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 ?

Should not make any difference - but Microsoft are involved
so...

> 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 !

Back to basics.

Which version of 98? Second Edition works better ( and
different ) to First.

I thought you had local connections working, is this still
the case ?

Can you do a local connection with 'PC1:c:\\ifixed.gdb' ON
PC1 ?
( and the same on PC2 )

You can ping both PC1 AND it's IP address from PC2 ?
This is important as windows can seem to be using one
address when it actually uses a different one. ( But it
should work anyway )

Are we talking the latest Firebird Beta - the one where you
can change the port number so that it's not 3050. In which
case 'c:\\ifixed.gdb' will work and 'PC1:c:\\ifixed.gdb'
will not.

I have to admit that I usually have the 98 machine working
quite quickly using the simple hard coded ip addresses,
baring in mind the listed problems, so it has to be
something funny.

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