At 09:06 PM 22/07/2002, you wrote:

>I am trying to make an internet network connection by specifying the IP
>address in the location of the database
>
>123.123.123.123:c:\employee.gdb

If you put your gdb on the root of drive 'C' then that should work. So you
are still having network issues not IB issues.

>This works as long as I am located on my local area network, but as soon
>as I go beyond the local area network,
>it says that this connection can not be established.
>I can ping the IP address, and I have taken down the firewall,

You _think_ you have taken down your firewall.

Is this a multi NIC setup? You haven't given a lot to go by here.

Scott.