> On 09-Aug-2008 10:44:46, firebird-support@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I use Firebird in my Db program since 2 years on windows server.
> Firebird is very fast db on the network.
> Now I use Centos 5.2 server. And Clients are will be windows xp.
> I instal Firebird 1.5.4 super server on centos 5.2
> there is no problem.
> There is one shared file and my Firebird db is in this file.
> I change SYSDBA password form centos.
> every thing is ok.
> but I can't connect my db from delphi.
> i read this
> http://www.destructor.de/firebird/fbdelphi/index.htm
> but it is not enough for me.
> my connection string is
> 192.168.1.50:/home/test/dbtest.gdb
> what can i do?

The most common reason for this is that your Linux OS has its inbuilt
Firewalls blocking port 3050. I know when we install Fedora it, by default,
blocks the ports that Firebird requires to be available to serve over the
network. If you go into your Network Security settings in CentOS and check
that port 3050 is available to your LAN users. You may also want to try to
run a port scanner on your Windows boxes to see if that port is open and
being published by the CentOS box.

Hope that helps.

Myles

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Myles Wakeham
Director of Engineering
Tech Solutions USA, Inc.
Scottsdale, Arizona USA
www.techsolusa.com
Phone +1-480-451-7440