thanks for the input. I'll pass on the tip.

Spou

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Andy Browne <abbrowne@b...>
wrote:

> I have been watching the chat here for a

while......................... With a foot in both camps :-)!

>
> You should be able to get the net admin people to set a "quality of

service" bit. This can be used to enforce no

> fragmentation, keep on same route, high priority or whatever else

you need to use to ensure that your traffic can

> flow, of course it depends on what else the link(s) are used for

and what other priorities they have.

>
> Hope this helps
>
> Andy
>
> spou wrote:
>
> > Ok then, that, once again, points to the network, and the bad guys
> > from netadmins domain.
> >
> > I'll tell that to the boss, and let her fight this evil plot to
> > dominate the world. :-)
> >
> > Spou
> > --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie

<helebor@t...>

> > wrote:
> > > At 12:27 PM 18/08/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> > > >--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie
> > <helebor@t...>
> > > >wrote:
> > > > > FB will (eventually) time out when it fails to get

responses for

> > > >packet
> > > > > requests for a long enough time. When it gives up, the log

will

> > > >show a
> > > > > (Client) type error, with an error code. So it's worth

seeing

> > what
> > > > > Firebird messages were in the log before the TCP/IP message
> > shows
> > > >
> > > >I get this:
> > > >---------------------------------------------
> > > >server2 (server) sun aug 17 04:02:45 2003
> > > > INET/inet_error:read errno = 10054
> > > >
> > > >server2 (client) sun aug 17 04:02:46 2003
> > > > INET/inet_error: send errno = 10054
> > > >---------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > >so apparently, the error starts at the server, but it would

also

> > > >indicate the the source is the client. does it means anything

to

> > you?
> > >
> > > No, because these aren't Firebird errors. The first one says

the

> > server
> > > couldn't send a packet across the network and the network says
> > (error
> > > 10054) "Connection reset by peer". That's a TCP/IP error - like
> > what
> > > happens when your ISP cuts you off in the middle of a download
> > (like mine
> > > does: if the statutory 4 hours are up - vaboom!) The second

one

> > just says
> > > the packet it sent to the client didn't return a response -

which

> > kinda
> > > follows on from the first one.
> > >
> > > heLen
> >
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