Subject Re: TCP/IP problem with 2 networkcards in the server
Author Nico Callewaert
Hi again,

Thanks for the info ! It says "By default,
# connections from any available network interface are allowed." But
it seems the server is refusing connections sometimes, that means not
every available network interface is allowed ?

Thanks, Nico


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Steinmaurer"
<ts@i...> wrote:
> Nico,
>
> > We are experiencing problems with Firebird when there are 2
> > networkcards in the server. Sometimes it's wortking well, and
> > sometimes after rebooting Firebird is trying to communicate
through
> > the wrong networkcard. Then after a few times rebooting, it's ok
> > again. Is there a way to tell Firebird that it has to work
always
> > though networkcard A instead of card B ?
>
> If you are using Firebird 1.5, you might want to check out
> the parameter RemoteBindAddress in firebird.conf.
>
> # Allows incoming connections to be bound to the IP address of a
> # specific network card. It enables rejection of incoming
connections
> # through any other network interface except this one. By default,
> # connections from any available network interface are allowed.
> #
> # Type: string
> #
> #RemoteBindAddress =
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Thomas Steinmaurer
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