Hi!

Yes, but server is need active for this connection.
"\\machine_name\c:\path\database.gdb" is if fb server is stop.
Its true?
The connection to dd is true only server activate?

Thanks !!!!


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Lester Caine <lester@l...>
wrote:

> Donald Klopper wrote:
>
> > What about named pipes (NetBEUI) / IPX? (I don't know whether FB

supports

> > this, NetBeui still seems to work)
> >
> > I'm working from memory here so please don't kill me if I'm

completely

> > wrong!
> > One of my customers is using this (NetBEUI) since their TCP/IP

was messed up

> > from Win2000 Server (SBE) .. don't ask.
>
> If they are running NetBEUI AND a firewall ....
> Most of the systems I work with now have either NetBEUI over
> TCP/IP or switched off altogether because of the security
> risk ;)
>
> > The syntax for named pipes in Interbase used to be
> > \\machine_name\c:\path\database.gdb for named pipes, I think,
> >
> > Note this is not the same as UNC which is
> > \\machine_name\sharename\path\database.gdb (This syntax should

never be

> > used!)
> >
> > Then the firewall is a non-issue since only TCP/IP packets are

filtered, net

> > NetBEUI one's.
> >
> > Note that the server will then have to be on the LAN (NetBEUI is

not a

> > routable protocol to my knowledge), and NetBEUI must run on the

server and

> > client(s).
> >
> > You can also do a so-called "direct" connection, using the local

path, which

> > (I may be mistaken) does not rely on TCP/IP, but uses a direct

connection.

>
> And still has problems with multiple threads - I believe - I
> only run TCP/IP and then control the security, rather than
> leaving the back door open :)
>
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> Lester Caine
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