I am using vista,. with firebird 2.1.
I can see the fbserver running properly.
I can connect using isql, with remote login as well through isql
This is the first time I am trying to use the firebird in such way.
Although I have used the firebird embedded and it was working properly.

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Alan.Davies@... wrote:
>
> Can you provide more information.
> What OS? Is the Firebird server running? e.g. if you press
> Ctrl-Alt_Del can you see fbserver or fb_inet_server in Task Manager
> processes
> Can you connect using isql? Have you previously been using an existing
> database with e.g. Delphi7? If not have you checked the Ibphoenix
> documentation.
> HTH
> Alan
> --
> Alan J Davies
> Aldis
>
>
> Quoting Amit Bueno <amitbueno@...>:
>
> > I am using delphi 2009, and would like to connect to the firebird
> > server using dbexpress connection. I've created a link to the database
> > using interbase driver, set the port number, written in the database
> > the full path and filename of the database (.fdb).
> > As a result I got the following error message:
> >
> > Borland.Data.TDBXError: unavailable database.
> >
> > How can I connect to the firebird database, using dbexpress?
> >
> >
>