| Subject | Re: [IBO] Could not connect - server actively refused connection |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2004-04-05T01:30:45Z |
At 12:56 AM 5/04/2004 +0000, you wrote:
the server node need clear passage between their respective port
3050's. If you are using events, you also need to make at least one
matching pair of ports available on each (and at points between, natch, the
router).
You may also need to explicitly allow connections from nodes that don't
have the same network mask as the router, e.g. if the router has mask
255.255.255.0 then it will only accept connections with that (LAN) mask.
Helen
>I have a Delphi application connected over a XP Pro to XP HomeYes, if the router's firewall blocks port 3050. Both the client node and
>(database location) peer to peer network. To make the connection, I
>added a host file entry and everything worked fine.
>
>Recently I've started getting an error: 335544721 - Unable to complete
>request ... target machine actively refused it.
>
>The only thing possibly relevant that's change is that I've installed
>a new router. Could this somehow be the problem?
the server node need clear passage between their respective port
3050's. If you are using events, you also need to make at least one
matching pair of ports available on each (and at points between, natch, the
router).
You may also need to explicitly allow connections from nodes that don't
have the same network mask as the router, e.g. if the router has mask
255.255.255.0 then it will only accept connections with that (LAN) mask.
Helen