On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 20:05:43 +0000 (UTC), Steve Fields wrote:

>
> On several PCs after clean IB installs there is only one line in
> the Hosts file: 127.0.0.1 and no entry for gds_db in the
> services file. Yet the programs work with no problem. ...
> ...

If so, I would think that you were using NetBeui ...
What is your connect string?

On browsing previous posts I'm not sure whether you are trying to diagnose
a NetBeui problem or trying to use tcp/ip. Sorry if I'm just confusing
everyone.
If your connect string is RECORDS:E:\Data\BikeReg.GDB you're trying to
connect with tcp/ip, and a visit to the clients hosts and services files is
recommended. Your server should have a fixed IP address (no DHCP).

I've seen installations/upgrades on NT-based computers rewrite the hosts
and/or services files (clearing your entries) - maybe it was reinstall of
TCP/IP? You might get away with no entry in the hosts file if you use the
IP-address in the connect string (which requires WinSock2, and I don't
remember about IB using this convention). If TCP/IP is installed, I
thought that an IB install added the entry to the services file. However,
if it was the last line (without an empty line at the end) it wasn't
sufficient - IIRC from IB/5.6.

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Aage J.