--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Martijn Tonies"
<m.tonies@u...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > > There's no WINS server in this network. There's a checkbox on

the

> > > WINS tab of the TCP/IP settings though, that says "enable

LMHOSTS

> > > lookup". And "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP". Perhaps those do the
> > > trick?
> >
> > The WINS stuff is SMB. As Uwe says, one machine will act as

a 'default'

> > server unless you switch that function off.
> >
> > The LMHOSTS file was Microsoft's original replacement for HOST

before

> > they acknowledged that there were international standards to

follow ;)

> >
> > NetBIOS over TCP/IP is another bodge to get the old Microsoft

stuff

> > working. You will find some useful info if you put "netbios over

tcp/ip"

> > into Google.
> >
> > Fastest method of IP address lookup is in the local HOSTS file,

as

> > windows will now look there first. So setting up fixed local IP
> > addresses and sharing them in the HOSTS file will cut out a lot

of

> > network traffic ;)
>
> Thanks for all the ideas and pointers :-)
>
>
> Hey Gerwin, can you get it working now?
>

By replacing the computername with localhost I already got things
working, I was just curious about the reason why....

Thanks for all the replies by the way

Gerwin