Hi Marc,

> what tool to use under windows and linux with firebird to replace
> ibconsole?

It's not free, but you can try Database Workbench - www.upscene.com
It doesn't run natively under Linux, but people are using it succesfully
under Wine and Win4Lin.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server.
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com