It is possible a firewall is blocking port 3050 or imposes other limitations
on the NYC server ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ira Berkowitz" <iranyc@...>
To: <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 3:18 PM
Subject: [firebird-support] remote access of firebird database


> When I access firebird over my LAN I use:
> 192.168.1.201:c:\mydata\resource.gdb
>
> What is the proper way to access firebird over a WAN. For instance,
> the firebird server is in NYC and I want to access the database from a
> pc in San Francisco. The ip address of the New York router is
> 162.83.141.186.
>
> I tried:
> 162.38.141.186:3050\c:\mydata\resource.gdb and
> 162.38.141.186:c:\mydata\resource.gdb, neither of which work.
>
> What is the preferred way to address the firebird database on a
> remoter server.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ira
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