Have you tried connecting to the server using ibconsole (or any other
database tool) from the remote system?

Good luck,

James Gill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Martinez" <joe@...>
To: "Interbase Support" <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:42 PM
Subject: [ib-support] Can't connect to server


> This is very frustrating. I've been on the phone with a customer of mine
> for several hours and can't get her client to connect with her server.
>
> She's getting the infamous Unknown Win32 Error 10061, which means
> "Connection Refused". Normally I can figure these out, but I can't get it
> this time.
>
> The server is Windows XP Home. The client is Windows ME. The server can
> connect to itself locally. The client is connecting using the machine
name.
>
> I've checked the following:
> The client can ping the server both by name and IP address.
> Both machines have the correct SERVICES entry.
> Both machines have DNS enabled, and their host name set.
> The server is NOT firewalled.
>
> Anything else I can check? I'm pulling my hair out right now.
>
> -Joe
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