At 02:09 PM 25/08/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
> This all links back to my UNC problems:
>Whenever I try to set the connection string
>for a database (cpTCP/IP on a WinNT setup)
>I get an error of 335544721 and an error
>of Win32 - 10061.

The error 335544721 is "unable to complete connection to <network host>".
This means that either TCP/IP cannot find a physical machine in the network
that has the server name you supply, or the server isn't running, or it's
running, but not polling on the port that the client expects (default 3050).

So let's simplify it by getting explicit.
What are you using to try to connect to a database? Application? 3P utility?
What does this connection string look like (exactly - verbatim).

>I can ping the IB server
>with no trouble (comes back in few ms)
>I have
>even tried several different IB databases
>(thinking might be just one with problem in it)

No, it's not the database it can't find, it's the server.

>Still no luck.
> Can someone point me at the right source to
>look for my problem. I have tried Fingerbird,
>Atkins, Yahoo, MERS, etc. I guess I just need
>to find some more sources.

The Network Troubleshooting section of the OpGuide?
I wish we could get this sorted for you. You're probably going to kick
yourself when you finally work it out. :(

Helen