Hi

> Have placed my database on the fbServer(1.5) in a shared drive.

First mistake.
NEVER place any database on a shared drive.

> When I try to connect the server displays a Firebird Error message
> stating: Missing configuration file: c:\firebird\firebird_1_5

\aliases.conf.

If this is copied from the log, there error is the space AFTER _1_5.
Spaces inside Pathnames are okay, but folder names may not start or end with
spaces.
Your path indicates the existence of a folder "firebird_1_5 " which is not
possible.

> This aliases.conf file does exist in that directory.

Recheck this.

> I'm trying to connect using non-aliased connection.

Okay...

> My connection string to the TIbDatabase would be like:\\172.17.4.7

\SimulatedDDrive\ibMyAdmin.gdb

No, No, No.
Never use shares for databases. Definitly.

> Was wondering what I'm doing wrong.

See above.

> Things work fine if I setup an Alias(ibMyAdmin) and connect with

172.17.4.7:ibMyAdmin

So you do not get the missing configuration in that case? What are you doing
diffrent?

Regards,
Steffen