> Can anyone tell me why a local connection to a Firebird 1.5
> database would just hang on Windows 2003? I am connection
> through the BDE (double click the alias and sign in) and the
> hourglass just sits there never giving an error message.
> Firebird services is on, port appears to be open (Telnet from
> another machine to port 3050 results in blinking
> cursor) I'm guessing this may have something to do with the
> security.fdb and permissions? I have no idea as there is no
> error returned.

Can you connect without the BDE?

Rgds

Si Carter
TECT Software Ltd
http://www.tectsoft.net/