Either will work, but the best solution is a dedicated server - for when the
inevitable happens - the user screws up or the machine crashes. You don't
mention the operating systems - if its Linux you stand a far better
chance than
a MS Windows-based LAN. Even so, dedicated is best.
Alan
Quoting Johan van Zyl <johan@...>:

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> Hi
> Just checking - preparing quote for customer.
> In say a 4 workstation LAN, can one of the workstations also be used as the
> Firebird Data server?
> Or 4 workstations with Firebird Client and ONE standalone Data Server with
> Firebird Server?
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> Thx
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