Maybe I didn't make myself clear:

> > I have two boxes running IB6.02 and FB1.5 with no problems. I have
> ensured
> > that RB is running on antoher port (not 3050). My tools show when I
> am using
> > FB and when IB. The connection string for FB is
> servername/port:drive: etc.
> > I use the latest fbclient and gds32.dlls since they know about
> ports in the
> > connection string.

that means two boxes each box with IB AND FB running simultaneously (i.e. 4
services on 2 boxes

IB uses 3050 and it will always use 3050
FB - look at the conf file and the readme - set it's port to something else

Alan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mciverd2003 [mailto:david.mciver@...]
> Sent: Thursday, 3 July 2003 8:29 AM
> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [firebird-support] Re: Concurrent installations of Interbase
> and Firebird
>
>
> Alan
>
> Sorry I guess I should have explained more fully. The 2
> installations (IB/FB)are both running locally on the same machine.
>
> Does FB use a different port from 3050?? If so do you know how to
> define it in the application in order to force it to use FB rather
> than IB.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Regards
>
> Dave
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Alan McDonald <alan@m...>
> wrote:
> > I have two boxes running IB6.02 and FB1.5 with no problems. I have
> ensured
> > that RB is running on antoher port (not 3050). My tools show when I
> am using
> > FB and when IB. The connection string for FB is
> servername/port:drive: etc.
> > I use the latest fbclient and gds32.dlls since they know about
> ports in the
> > connection string.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: mciverd2003 [mailto:david.mciver@m...]
> > > Sent: Thursday, 3 July 2003 7:41 AM
> > > To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [firebird-support] Concurrent installations of Interbase
> and
> > > Firebird
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > Does anyone know of any issues surrounding concurrent
> installations
> > > of Interbase 6.0 and Firebird 1.5 ??
> > >
> > > I have an application written in Delphi (uses Interbase Express
> > > components), which was originally using Interbase 6.0. I ran
> into a
> > > problem attempting to install and use the application on a machine
> > > that already had a copy of Interbase running, as it seems the
> version
> > > on this particular machine had been distributed with the default
> > > password changed. Normally for user 'SYSDBA' the password
> > > is 'masterkey'.
> > >
> > > I then attempted to use Firebird 1.5 as an alternative, hoping
> this
> > > would solve the problem, as both Firebird 1.5 and Interbase
> appear to
> > > be able to run concurrently on the same machine, and as the
> Firebird
> > > server still used the default SYSDBA/masterkey combination,
> assumed
> > > this would solve the problem. The same problem appeared to exist
> > > however and the error message received is "Your username and
> password
> > > are not defined. Ask your database administrator to set up a
> > > Firebird login".
> > >
> > > I have been able to simulate this problem on my own machine, by
> > > changing the default password for Interbase 6.0 from masterkey to
> > > something else.
> > >
> > > I'd be grateful for any help/suggestions.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Dave McIver
> > >
> > >
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