> Thanks for the answer, but would you be able to accompany it
> by a suggestion as to what should be done to avoid the
> timeout? After a couple hours of attempts, finicking with
> ports and firewalls, I don't seem to be able to get a
> connection at all. Is there a FireBird setting responsible
> for that, or is it the Linux issue?

FB has no timeout limit that I am aware of, however firewalls usually do.
My apologies for not expanding on earlier post, I have no experience of
Linux but thought the description of the error might help.

> (well, I know it is really my issue, but I'm trying to be
> easy on myself this early in the morning)

:-)

Rgds

Si Carter
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