Subject Re: [firebird-support] hostname:databasename
Author Helen Borrie
At 09:14 AM 9/09/2012, HECTOR RIOS wrote:
>Hi Helen,

>The 51160 port is not the firebird port, it is a port used to connect to a virtual machine. If you had several virtual machines, you´d use a different port to communicate to each one.
>For example, I connect to the virtual machine -not the database- with remote desktop using  scadcam.cloudapp.net:51165, then you give the windows account name and password. With that you have a virtual Windows Server 2008.
>Then I go to cmd shell and firebird folder and start   isql
>Once inside isql, can connect with     Â
>connect employees       or with     Â
>connect localhost:employees      or with   Â
>connect localhost/3050:employees  (I´m using the default firebird port).

>That´s why, I think,Â

>scadcam.cloudapp.net/51160:employees Â

>does not work in this case.

Yes. I think Sean has your answer.

./heLen