--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "mikcaau" <macomp@...> wrote:

>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@> wrote:
> >
> > At 12:36 AM 8/05/2006, you wrote:
> > >I tried to make an ODBC Connection from client
> > >computer to A Computer act as Firebird Server( have
> > >Firebird 1.5 Installed).But It failed With Message
> > >"...Connection actively refused by computer",That
> > >message also appeared
> > >where I tried to Connect with IBexpert Software
> > >Installed On Client computer. what is the Problem ?
> >
> > 1. No server is running on the host computer; or, if the host
> > computer is Linux with Classic installed, xinetd is not running.
> > 2. Another application is using port 3050 on that computer.
> > 3. Port 3050 is firewalled on that computer.
> >
> > ./heLen
> >
> Also since SP2 I've found that my machine takes yonks (actually 2-3
> minutes in real time but a hell of a lot longer when I need it) before
> it will accept network connections.
> While waitling for the beep that says it is ready it returns
> "Connection actively refused..."

I hope you don't use .gdb extention for the filename. This is a
documented Windows System Restore issue.

http://www.fbtalk.net/viewtopic.php?id=204

Adam