--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "lance8086" <lance8086@y...>
wrote:

> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "hay77772000" <dhay@l...>
> > As I put in my follow-on post, I CAN connect using local:..., but
> > don't understand why I have to use that. On my other machine I
> don't
> > have to.
>
> In services/firebird/properties,
> make sure 'allow service to interact with desktop' is checked.
> if not, check it and restart the service.
>
> For remote connections into an XP SP2 box,
> control panel / windows firewall;
> exceptions / add port / firebird, 3050, tcp

hi,

Yep, it's checked. SP1.

I'm only trying to connect locally using isql or IB_SQL on the same
machine.

Any other ideas, anyone?

cheers,

David