Hi,

> I would like to know if there is any problem with the scenario of a
> server accessing a firebird database using a local connection while
> client machines access the same database through a TCP/IP connection
> simultaneously. Assuming that all machines are using the firebird
> server installed on the server machine, is the firebird server capable
> of recognizing different types of simultaneous connections and
> safeguarding against corruption?

Accessing via any network connection is ok - even different
types of connections.

However, a full "local" connection (without "localhost" in front of it)
will block other threads (on SuperServer). On classic, it's fine.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, Oracle & MS SQL
Server
Upscene Productions
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