Stan wrote:

> Thank you for the reply,
>
> I tried connecting to 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost.
>
> same behavior.
>
> also, I am not running out of sockets, netstat shows only
> about ~1200 sockets in various states, and I believe the limit is
> around ~4000.
>
> I will try to use a separate machine for Firebird, but if this
> is what it takes, its a shame, because It makes deployment harder.
>
> This is sort of a "shrink-wrapped" product. And for now I have
> to stick to Windows (I have no choice).
>
> any other ideas?
>

Yeah, here is one, one of the suggestions (from me actually) is to run
the database as a black box appliance. Then run the web as another
black box, these could be built specifically into one chassis. Rather
then simply shrink wrapping the software, you shrink wrap the appliance,
so the customer plugs the appliance into the network, use gigabit to
connect the two servers together. The user plugs the appliance into
their network, assign it a network address, and users simply point their
browser to the appropriate address, and start working.

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