I had the same problem (connecting from outside of the network) when using events, due to
firewall.

Removing events solved the problem. Other solution was configuring OpenVPN in bridge
mode.

--- mariusgresko <contact@...> wrote:

> the first 2 scenarios connect to firebird using BDE and the BDE
> INTERBASE driver, and the interbase BDE driver doesn't use events
> afaik, the other application: EMS SQL Manager - perhaps.
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Flavio Costa
> <flaviocosta2003@...> wrote:
> >
> > Do you use events?
> >
> > --- mariusgresko <contact@...> wrote:
> >
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > I have a very strange behaviour.
> > > FirebirdSS-1.5.3.4870-0 on Fedora Core 5
> > > behind an OpenBSD router.
> > >
> > > When I connect (using a BDE Delphi Application or BDE DB Explorer or
> > > EMS SQL Manager) from outside of the network through an IPSEC link or
> > > OpenVPN link (created between WindowsXP and the OpenBSD router) the
> > > firebird server hangs without any entry in the logfile. it must be
> > > killed, and can not be stopped with fbmgr.
> > >
> > > It is not allways the case, but it hangs only while connecting through
> > > an encrypted connection.
> > >
> > > Has somebody any Idea what could be the problem?
> > >
> > > thx
> > > marius
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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