> A few weeks ago I wrote:
>
> "I'm running Firebird 1.5.x SuperServer on Windows XP and it mostly
> runs great.
> Notably, 1.5 runs significantly better (much faster connects and
> disconnects) on our XP machine than 1.0 did.
> However, I'm still having an annoying problem.
>
> After the server has been up for a couple days, we start getting calls
> from users saying they can't connect to the server. When in this
> state, neither our Internet users nor our intranet users can connect.
> IBConsole reports, "Cannot attach to services manager."
>
> InterClient throws the following exception:
> interbase.interclient.UnavailableInterBaseServerException:
> [interclient][interbase] unavailable database
> See API reference for exception
> interbase.interclient.UnavailableInterBaseServer
>
> I found a borland site that indicates this error means the server has
> stopped running, but when I look at the services list it reports
> Firebird as running.
>
> Any ideas?"
>
> Apparently nobody had any :(
>
> I've researched the problem a little more and have found that in my
> event log there is repeatedly an event 251 coming from
> FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance. I'm not sure what this event
> indicates, but it seems to have some relation to the database
> unavailable message. I found other references on a Google search to
> event 251 and database unavailable errors, but no answers.
>
> Another bit of information is that ever since I upgraded to Firebird
> 1.5, when I start IBConsole it says, "The server has not been started.
> Would you like to start it now?" When I click yes, it comes back
> with, "Interbase Server is not installed on your system." But, then
> when I enter my username/password it connects anyway!
>
> This all seems to be indicative of something, but I'm having trouble
> putting the pieces together.
>
> Mike

One good piece is:
THROW IBCONSOLE AWAY!
If you want this interface with Firebird, Get a copy of IBOConsole
IBConsole was buggy at best but is not recommended for use with Firebird at
all.

Second piece of advice - Interclient is also an old Interbase interface. It
requires Interserver be installed and running on the server which is also
not completely compatible with Firebird. You are advised to use JBird with
Firebird.
Check out www.ibphoenix.com for a list of all this stuf.
Alan