> -----Original Message-----
> From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Helen Borrie
> Sent: Friday, 13 January 2006 9:18 AM
> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [firebird-support] Re: Minimal client install
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> At 02:05 PM 12/01/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> >--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@m...>
> >wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > After reading several articles on the subject, I am still confused.
> > > > Is it true that for Firebird 1.5, a client does not need the gds_db
> > > > entry in the Services file? Helen mentions nothing about it in her
> >book...
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> Yes she does. See Chapter 2, pages 36-42 and the
> RemoteServiceXXXX entries
> in Chapter 36! The Firebird 1.5.x release notes also have a big
> section on
> the topic of custom service port configurations.
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> > > don't be confused... just test it - takes about 60 seconds
> > > Alan
> > >
> >If it were that simple, I'd done it already. It takes (quite) a bit
> >more to connect my test-client to my FB 1.5 server.
> >I did connect it to IB6 however, and there it definitely needed
> the entry.
>
> Correct - IB6 needs the entry, whereas Firebird defaults it. If you need
> to modify it so that gds_db points to a different port, there are
> a number
> of ways to do it in Firebird. Go back to the book!
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> Note that, if you are trying to run both IB6 and Firebird 1.5 on the same
> host, reconfiguring the service port will be necessary; otherwise, just
> let sleeping dogs lie.
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> ./heLen
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