--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Philippe Makowski
<makowski@...> wrote:

>
> skoczian [2008-01-27 22:06] :
> > --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Philippe Makowski
> > <makowski@> wrote:
> >> it is a common problem under Linux
> >> can you check that you have a gds_hosts.equiv file like this
> > where "fbs" is unqualified
> >> name of your host , it might help but I also have some box

where

> > this problem is present,
> >> because of name resolver not working fine? (the most often

problem

> > is timeout in DNS) :
> >> localhost
> >> localhost.localdomain
> >> fbs
> >>
> >
> > I don't have a gds_hosts.equiv file, only /etc/hosts.equiv

(which

> > contains these entries). Where would gds_hosts.equiv belong,
> > into /etc?
> >
> yes into /etc
>

I just created this file and afterwards started firebird: no change,
same error message (and same delay).

Regards,
Herta