At 02:06 PM 10/08/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>Additional info:
>================
>I downloaded the Microsoft utility called "PortQry". From a client
>computer, if I query the port 3050 of the Interbase server, usually
>this utility should display "TCP port 3050 (gds_db service):
>LISTENING". However, this utility display "TCP port 3050 (unknown
>service): LISTENING". It's like even this utility does not see the
>entry "gds_db 3050/tcp" in the SERVICES file. But everything is
>properly configured. It's very strange.
>
>If you want the PortQry utility:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>us;832919&Product=win2000

Handy tool. And it *does* display "TCP port 3050 (gds_db service):
LISTENING" on my Win2K (SP2: I reinstalled Win2k back to SP2 after the
disasters of SP3!!)

/heLen