--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Martijn Tonies"
<m.tonies@...> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> > i have installed interbase5.6 and FB2.0 on my machine .
> > in firebird.conf i set remoteserviceport=3055 to be able to run
> > interbase and firebird simultanously on my machine.
> >
> > but when i start a program which connects to another server with fb1.5
> > intalled i get the message
> > "No connection could be made because the target machine actively
> > refused it."
> > with error code -902.
> >
> > i renamed the registry key
> > defaultinstance under
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firebird Project\Firebird

Server\Instances\

> > to defaultinstanceXX
> > on my local machine
> >
> > now i can connect to the firebird 1.5 database on the remote machine.
> >
> > my guess is:
> > fbclient.dll looks for a firebird.conf on my machine. it finds one for
> > my local firebird2.0 installation.
> >
> > ???:
> > why does the fbclient.dll make use of the firbird.conf of my local
> > firebird-installation to connect to a remote server?
> >
> > that does'nt make sense?
>
> I agree and raised this issue a long time ago... No luck with the
> core developers though... :-(
>
> Martijn Tonies
> Database Workbench - development tool for Firebird and more!
> Upscene Productions
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>

Hi Martijn,
thanks for your reply.
so what can i do?
delete the Registry entry?
what for is it used?

falko