Subject RE: [firebird-support] Re: Connect to a Database on the Internet
Author Leyne, Sean
> W O wrote:
> > Hello Karol
> >
> > 1. (connect by IP address) works well
> > 2. (connect by domain name) doesn't work
>
> Open a command prompt window and type
> ping MyDomain.com

That may not work.


> I suspect you will find either it 'does not find host' or will give a different IP
> address.

Or the local Firewall is configured to not respond or pass PING requests, in which case you will see an IP address but PING will report "host unreachable".


Sean