>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > After installing Firebird 1.5.2.4731, when I ran my program, their
> > firewall software came up saying it was trying to access the
> > internet. I
> > was connecting via localhost:c:\mydir\mydatabase.fdb, so I
> > don't see why
> > that would trigger the internet warning. Does fbserver.exe access the
> > internet for any other reasons?
>
> Try binding FB to localhost, by default it binds to all ip addresses
> allocated to the computer. To bind to single ip open firebird.conf find
> this line
>
> #RemoteBindAddress =
>
> And change to
>
> RemoteBindAddress = 127.0.0.1
>
> I havn't tried this scenario to stop network access but it might work.
>
> rgds
>
> Si Carter
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> http://www.tectsoft.net/

??? the IP address on the PC in question should all be local (non-realworld)
IPs. This should not be the issue here. I would have to wonder if it's not
the application running - NOT fbserver.. the server is benign - it its and
listens - that's all.
Alan