> the "Using Firebird" document (included on the IBPhoenix CD) states
> on page 49 states.
>
> "It is not possible for a Firebird client to connect to a database
> on a Windows host which it sees as a mapped drive or shared

resource."

Exactly. Maybe there's something in the interaction between XP and
Win2K Server that makes it NOT look like a mapped drive???

> Anyway. There is no need that the client "sees" the database file

via

> a mapped drive (e.g. due to security reasons). It's a good practice
> not to use mapped drive, but rather using a TCP/IP connect string,
> whenever you want to connect to a remote database.

Right. It's a dangerous situation that can corrupt the database file.

-Joe