I have no idea about IBOConsole but ibexpert works great.
www.ibexpert.com there is a free personal editon enough to do all.

register your database like this:

server: remote
servername: localhost/3051
protocol: TCP/IP
server version: Firebird 1.5
database file: d:\data\perfect.fdb (or your alias like as defined
in alias.conf)
database alias: givewhateveryouwantitsonlydisplayname
client library: fbclient.dll

Ali

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "user4257" <user4257@y...>
wrote:

> OK, it looks like me to work, but my question is: For registering

a

> database access in for example IBOConsole, I've to register a

server

> (as remote server as you wrote), but I can't give the port number
> here. I tried 127.0.0.1:3051 or 127.0.0.1/3051 or the whole
> expression to database file: 127.0.0.1/3051:c:\program
> files\firebird\examples\employee.fdb for server name, they didn't
> work. So maybe: I won't find supporting port number for connection
> string in some visual tools like IBOConsole?
>
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Ali Gökçen <alig@e...>
> wrote:
> > FB through visual tools? like everybody... :))
> > We are not masochist.
> >
> > This is not a command line task.
> > You should use FB/IB as remote server, even if it is local.
> >
> > remove the # character from firebird.conf and do change 3050 to
> 3051
> > #RemoteServicePort = 3050
> > ->
> > RemoteServicePort = 3051
> >
> > Restart Firebird.
> >
> > Then,
> > when you register the database file in visiual tools:
> >
> > localhost/3051:D:\DATA\PERFECT.FDB or
> > 127.0.0.1/3051:D:\DATA\PERFECT.FDB
> >
> > *don't forget to select fbclient.dll as client dll for FB files
> >
> > *don't write Firebirds gds32.dll to system32 when FB install.
> > (it will be incompatible with gds32.dll of interbase)
> >
> > thats all.
> >
> > study the Firebird later, why??? :)
> > i advice you try to study Interbase later..
> > IB is a transient RDBMS in my opinion.
> > borland tried to kill it before and borland is not better than
> > before.
> >
> > Ali
> >
> > --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "user4257"
> <user4257@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > ...No, I'm sorry to say, but I am not an expert, I can only
> access
> > > IB and FB through visual tools. This task may too big or early
> for
> > > me. I think I've to remain at simple server per machine for a
> > while
> > > and study the Firebird later.
> > >
> > > Thanks for answers.
> > >
> > > --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Ali Gökçen

<alig@e...>

> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > localhost/3050:C:\DATA\fossil.gdb -- connect to ib7 db
> > > > localhost/3051:C:\DATA\PERFECT.FDB -- connect to real db ;)
> > > >
> > > > (localhost=127.0.0.1 means localloopback or ThisComputer)
> > > >
> > > > is it enough?
> > > >
> > > > Ali