At 12:39 AM 11/07/2006, you wrote:

>--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@...>
>wrote:
> > Connection to an embedded server *must* be Windows local (not via
> > TCP/IP local loopback).
>
>Can I use UNC paths, either direct (\\SRV\mydatabase) or mapped (X:
>\mydatabase)?

No! This is true for all of Firebird, not just the embedded
model. Grab the Quick Start Guide from the Firebird website - click
Novices Guide in the left-hand menu of the main page.

./heLen