On 22 Apr 2014 08:45:07 -0700, <srotyliano@...> <srotyliano@...> wrote:

>
> When I run the client trying to use the fdb on the WIN7 system I get an
> "unknown user name or password" error. If I point the ALIAS to the fdb on
> the old XP system I can run the client from the WIN7 system but it is
> accessing the fdb on the old system. This would be OK except I want
> to get rid of XP altogether and getthe database on the WIN7 system.
>

So it is can connect to Firebird servers in different computers,
but not the one running in the same computer? How exactly did you describe
alias? What is the value of "SERVER NAME"?
I did test it myself and it seems to work just fine. Can you connect to
db in Windows 7 computer from Windows XP computer using BDE?

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