--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Steinmaurer <ts@...>
wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I encounter weird connection problems with Classic whereas the same
> connection string works fine with Superserver. This happens for both
> Firebird 1.5.3 and Firebird 2.0.0 on the same machine with Windows XP
> Prof. SP2.
>
> For example, I've an alias defined "employee.fdb". With Superserver I
> can connect with isql by using a connection string of
> localhost:employee.fdb. The same fails under Classic with the following
> error messages:
>
> - Firebird 1.5.3
>
> c:\Programme\Firebird\Firebird_153_3050\bin>isql
> Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
> SQL> connect localhost:employee.fdb user sysdba password masterkey;
> Statement failed, SQLCODE = -902
>
> Unable to complete network request to host "localhost".
> -Failed to establish a connection.
> SQL>
>
> - Firebird 2.0.0
>
> c:\Programme\Firebird\Firebird_200_3050\bin>isql
> Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
> SQL>
> SQL> connect localhost:employee.fdb user sysdba password masterkey;
> Statement failed, SQLCODE = -923
> connection rejected by remote interface
> SQL>
>
>
> As said, the same connection string works fine with Superserver. Tests
> have been made with Firewall (ZoneAlarm) enabled and disabled. Doesn't
> matter.
>
> As I want to use Classic on my new Core 2 Duo laptop, I would

appreciate

> any help.
>
> Thanks!

Does
telnet localhost 3050

work? (screen should go blank)

Zonealarm rules don't always disable properly and many Firewalls
re-enable the built in SP2 Firewall when shut down. You may have an
exception defined for fbserver but not fb_inet_server.

Adam