Well, after fiddling with fbguard and looking at the firebird.log
file in /opt/firebird, I see a glimmer of hope. I can start
fb_smp_server which I believe to be SuperClassic by simply entering

$ fbguard

In the /etc/xinetd.d directory, I change the server line to
fb_smp_server from fb_inet_server. Now, by typing command

$ ps -ef | grep fb

, I see the process running and I'm able to connect to a database
remotely.

Somewhere, I'm sure, the firebird server can be taught to start up
automatically. Or, maybe it does -- I haven't tried a reboot.

But, I'd still like more detail on the install options.

Pete

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes
<adrianosf@...> wrote:

>
> Peter Welch escreveu:
> > I installed Firebird Alpha 2.5 on Redhat Linux (RHEL 5.2) and am

able
.
.
.

> > to access databases locally using isql, but cannot get at them
> > remotely. For example, can't even do: telnet localhost 3050. That

may

> >
> > In short, Help! I'm drowning in google.
> >
> You should install Classic, and run it like

super: /etc/init.d/firebird

> start (or something else).
>
>
> Adriano
>