--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "mikcaau" <macomp@s...> wrote:

>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "rayholme" <rayholme@y...>

wrote:

> >
> > I have worked with Interbase for a long time. Moved to Friebird a
> > couple years back and had problems getting 1.5 to work so stuck to
> 1.0.3.
> <<snip don't know about Udf with Linux - want to know>>
> > 2) most strange - cannot get a remote connection to work at all
> > Fedora uses xinetd - so I copied the supplied file to
> > /etc/xinetd.d/firebird
> > tried both HUP and USR2 (then reboot) on xinetd
> > all to no avail - netstat does not find a service on 3050
> > finally I manually start the daemon (fb_inet_server) from the
> > command line and it does not complain (nor do anything)
>
> Sounds network,
> try
> 1) Check cable, - yep no problem - was working on a machine remotedly
> 2) Check firewall - yep no problem - remote machine trying to

connect to SELF using localhost

> 3) Check DNS - N.A. - also tried actual address
> 4) Check xinetd.conf - copied from supplied in kit - no change;

HUP, USR2 both tried, then rebooted for good measure ; tried "netstat
-an | grep 3050" no go

>
> 4) Ping server - moot point as I was ssh'd onto the machine
> 5) Telnet to 3050 - right - does not work, but did work with 1.0.3
> 6) Check libraries on client - client and server are same beast
> 7) Scream - thanks that is what I did do when I posted - I tried

all 1-6 before posting

>
> mick