Never mind. I see how I misread the Firebird Book. It seems pretty clear now that classic only supports network/local loopback connections.

Thanks,

Dan.


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On 4/3/2005 at 8:39 AM Dan Wilson wrote:

> I decided to try out the classic server, as I understand it's
> performance can be better than superserver for high-transaction
> environments with low numbers of connections to the database. I also
> understand that one can connect to classic server via local connections
> for even better performance.
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> I uninstalled FB superserver 1.5.1 and then installed a fresh copy of
> classic 1.5.2. I can now connect to databases, but only by using
> "localhost:". gsec is also unable to connect to the security database
> unless I use the -database=localhost:"c:\Program
> Files\firebird\firebird_1_5\security.fdb" switch. isql also cannot
> connect to any databases unless I specify localhost: before the file path
> or alias name.
>
> What have I done wrong? The Firebird Book clearly states that this
> should be possible, and that it apparently should Just Work.
>
> Thanks for any help that anyone can provide,
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dan.
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