At 06:49 PM 28/03/2007, you wrote:

>Hi, I have a very strange problem.
>I'm using fbserver 1.5 and winXP and a BDE connection to the database.
>lan IP : 192.168.0.1
>PcName : FBSERVER
>
>Trying to open the database with NO SERVER NAME (name or IP) all works
>fine, the database is opened without problems.
>
>Trying to open the same Database with the IP or the SERVER NAME
>(pcname) I have a connection timeout.
>
>I need to connect this DB with IP or Server Name.
>How can i solve this problem ?

One supposes that you don't also have InterBase running on the host machine...?

1. Show us the connection string you are using.

2. Check that the firewall on the server is configured to accept TCP
traffic through port 3050.

3. Check that there is gds32.dll in the system32 directory and that
it is actually the "compatibility version" created during Firebird
installation and not the original one written there by the BDE. If
not, you will need to generate it - see the doc for instsvc.exe
(%firebird%\doc\README.Win32LibraryInstallation.txt).

4. If it's the BDE it's possible you need an explicit entry in the
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\services file on both client and server.
gds_db 3050/tcp #InterBase or
Firebird server default port

Oh, and this:

0. Make sure the network cable is plugged in

./heLen