"duilio_fos " wrote:

> FB v. 1.0 is hosted in a server mounting W2000 Professional.
> The server is happily accessed by 10 clients with W98 in a LAN via
> TCP/IP.
> ...
> Say that the static IP is 1.1.1.1
> If I ping 1.1.1.1 from the remote connection (a few km away), the
> server answers all right.
> However, if I try to use the good old ISQL with the following
> settings:
> Remote Server: checked
> Server: 1.1.1.1
> Database: c:\gesfonav.gdb
> Username: SYSDBA
> Password: ********
>
> I get the infamous -902 error:
> "unable to complete the network request..."

Check if the ability to use the IP address is a Winsock2 feature. If so,
maybe an update of the old Win98 pc's might solve the problem. The update
is available from MS.


Regards,
Aage J.