Remove the mcsoft3 from the 127.0.0.1 line. Add it to a new line in the
file with its ip address.

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.1 mcsoft2
192.168.xxx.xxx mcsoft3


Then try it out.

-steve

On Wed, 2005-06-15 at 17:23 +0000, marcoaureliocastro wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> The hosts files is correct I guess. It is like this:
>
> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail.
> 127.0.0.1 mcsoft3 localhost.localdomain localhost
> 192.168.0.1 mcsoft2
>
> I tried 127.0.01 localhost. No difference.
>
> The case sensitive is ok.
>
> I'm really lost. Everything was tried.
>
> Thanks for any other clue.
>
> Marco Castro
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Steve Wiser <steve@s...>
> wrote:
> > I still would check out the /etc/hosts file and make sure it is
> correct,
> > I have just seen it set up wrong too many times to count it out
> without
> > checking it first. The error message seems to indicate that the
> server
> > cannot connect to itself. Also, another thing to be aware of is the
> > linux is case sensitive and your connection string must match
> exactly
> > the name of the gdb file.
> >
> > -steve
> >
> > On Wed, 2005-06-15 at 12:34 +0000, marcoaureliocastro wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the answer,
> > >
> > > But Firebird is working. I belive so that my wrong configuration
> is
> > > in the database connection: it is:
> > >
> > >
> Server=localhost;database=/home/DataBase.gdb;User=sysdba;Password=masterkey;Dialect=3
> > >
> > > Can be my mistake here? It works in Windows platform.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Marco Castro
> > >
> > > --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Milan Babuskov
> <milanb@k...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > marcoaureliocastro wrote:
> > > > > I have an aplication written in Delphi 2005 and Firebird
> > > Provider
> > > > > 1.7. I works ok in Windows but in Linux (acessing the same
> > > database)
> > > > > it does not work. The database as the directory is associated
> to
> > > then
> > > > > user firebird with chmod 777
> > > >
> > > > Not a very good idea. Better use 700.
> > > >
> > > > >. The messages are:
> > > > >
> > > > > FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.FbException: Unable to complete
> network
> > > > > request to host "localhost".
> > > >
> > > > It looks like Firebird server isn't running. Can you connect via
> > > isql or some
> > > > other tool like FlameRobin or IBAccess?
> > > >
> > > > isql localhost:/database_directory/database.fdb -user sysdba
> -pass
> > > 123
> > > >
> > > > P.S. Apache hasn't got anything to do with this problem.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Milan Babuskov
> > > > http://fbexport.sourceforge.net
> > > > http://www.flamerobin.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >
> > > Visit http://firebird.sourceforge.net and click the Resources item
> > > on the main (top) menu. Try Knowledgebase and FAQ links !
> > >
> > > Also search the knowledgebases at http://www.ibphoenix.com
> > >
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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>
>
>
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Visit http://firebird.sourceforge.net and click the Resources item
> on the main (top) menu. Try Knowledgebase and FAQ links !
>
> Also search the knowledgebases at http://www.ibphoenix.com
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
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