Subject Re: [firebird-support] fb1.5 embedded & remote connections
Author Helen Borrie
At 08:22 AM 18/09/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Andrew,
>
>A> -------
>A> 2.2. Database access
>
>A> Only true local access is allowed. The embedded server
>A> doesn't have any support for remote protocols, so even
>A> access via "localhost" won't work.
>A> ------
>
>A> Hence my question.
>
>I think the readme has not been updated after RC1 or so.
>Capability to do remote connections was added subsequently
>after a certain bit of community lobbying on Dmitry. :-)
>Sorry if I sounded rude.

Actually, Nando, it's still correct. The embedded *server* doesn't support
remote protocols. What it does do - not explicitly documented - is perform
as a *client* to an external host server concurrently, if asked to.

heLen