Frank

IBExpert (as recomended on your site!) gives me the following error:

Attempting to connect to:
10.0.0.1:/opt/interbase/examples/employee.gdb

Connecting... Failed!
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Unsuccessful execution caused by a system error that precludes
successful execution of subsequent statements.
Unable to complete network request to host "10.0.0.1".
Error reading data from the connection.

>>- is the dns set up right? (usually if you can ping the server (and the

FB server is really started) it works)<<
I can ping the server from the DOS command line.

>>- do you have "gds_db 3050/tcp" in your SERVICES file?<<

Yep.

>>- do you have the right connect string? (SERVERNAME:LOCALPATH for TCP) <<

Well I tried 10.0.0.1:/opt/interbase/examples/employee.gdb with no luck (see
above)

>>- can you connect with other tools (WISQL, IB_SQL...)? <<

No, but I tried the comms diagnostics in IBExpert personal edition and they
all checked out as ok against the server (3050, gds_db etc).

>>if no luck, could you give more details (Win OS, full connect string..)

and then...<<
Linux = mandrake 8.1, windoze = 98. Connection string on linux
connect '10.0.0.1:/opt/interbase/examples/employee.gdb'; works OK whenI add
the user name and password.

I am basically stumped.

Regards
Martyn