> For dbname, I specified
>
> fbserver_1:c:\PROD.GDB
>
> where fbserver_1 is the name of the server and
> c:\prod.gdb is the path.
>
> I can ping to fbserver_1 successfully. But I can not use
> ODBC to connect to it.
>
> Ben

Yes - they can
you say you can ping fbserver_1.. Can you telnet to it on 3050 or whever
port you have it running on?
Is the server running?, if it is you will get a telnet response immediately,
if not then telnet will hang. Is the port available to you? i.e. no
firewalls?

Alan