It returns a blank screen, hitting a key gives you the prompt back.
No errors are given, but no entry is added to the firebird.log either.

Matt

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Adam" <s3057043@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> Does the following command work from a dos box in the windows client?
>
> telnet linux1 3050
>
> work (ie: return a blank screen) or
> not work (ie: say connection refused or similar error message)
>
> Adam
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "matt_demaray"
> <matt_demaray@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I'm having a problem connecting to a firebird 1.5.2 classic server
> > running on linux. I'm trying to connect using isql from windows (I
> > did a firebird 1.5.2 client-only install on the windows pc). I can
> > connect to it locally just fine using isql on the linux server
> > ('connect localhost:/opt/firebird/examples/employee.fdb').
> >
> > When I try to connect from windows using isql it gives me this
> message:
> >
> > SQL> connect linux1:/opt/firebird/examples/employee.fdb;
> > Statement failed, SQLCODE = -902
> >
> > Unable to complete network request to host "linux1".
> > -Failed to establish a connection.
> > -The system could not find the environment option that was entered.
> >
> > I can ping linux1 just fine, and netstat on the linux server tells
> me
> > that port 3050 is being listened on.
> > I'm using xinetd for starting the server and the correct firebird
> > startup script is in the xinetd.d directory.
> > Also, I have checked the permissions of the employee.fdb database
> and
> > they are set correctly at 660 with owner and group being firebird.
> > For testing purposes I set my hosts.equiv file to '+ +' to allow
> > anyone from anywhere. There is no firewall installed on the server
> > and only a switch between the server and the windows pc. The
> windows
> > pc can connect fine to other servers running interbase 5.6
> >
> > Lastly, no entries are added to the firebird.log file when I try to
> > connect to the linux server from the windows pc.
> >
> > I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Matt