Maybe fbclient.dll should test if fbembed.dll is available in the same
directory and simply pass local connections to him ?

Boguslaw

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dimitry Sibiryakov" <SD@...>
To: <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ib-support] Why fbembed.dll ?


> On 7 May 2003 at 12:00, Boguslaw Brandys wrote:
>
> >Against installing "normal" (full) server on Win98 machine:
> >- user could always shutdown server becouse he don't like Guardian
> >or server icon on system tray
>
> :(((( Well-known situation. And very sad one.
> I may be a bit bold or rough, but I say: "If user is so stupid to
> shutdown necessary service, keep him (her) away."
>
> > - somebody could connect to such server throught TCP/IP
>
> So, there is a kind of local network on client side? Or you mean
> something like that:
>
> [client comp] --- >>I-net<< --- [server comp]
>
> In this case a malefactor can connect to the main server as well.
>
> >If Guardian or server icon could be hidden and server maintenance
> >moved for example into Control Panel (in Win98 of course , in WinNT/XP
> >service is almost perfect solution) and if there will be a solution to
> >not allow others to connect to server throught TCP/IP it will be
> >sufficient for me (firewall is not accepted solution due to troubles
> >in configuration)
>
> Well... I'm not sure if this work, but if you run server as
>
> fbserver -a -n -w
>
> then there will be no icon on systray and only NamedPipes is incoming
> protocol (doesn't work under Win9X). If xnet (new local protocol)
> works, you can use -x instead of -w. In this case only xnet will be
> available. Ask Dmitry Yemanov for more information.
> Unfortunatelly, there is no switch to turn on only local protocol.
>
> >> bandwidth channel... I'd recommend full (or application-depended
> >> partial) replication to local workgroup server.
> >
> >Remote database is over very-very low bandwidth channel (modem
> >connection) , but the main problem are costs.
>
> Then I'd choose replication. Well-implemented replication can use E-
> mail and even snake-mail.
>
> SY, Dimitry Sibiryakov.
>
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