Thomas Steinmaurer wrote:

>>I have to admit I haven't tested events on a local machine for a year or
>>two and not at all with Fb 1.5. (My setup here is all client/server). I
>>don't have time to do it at present, either.
>>
>>I do think it's likely to be relevant to IBO's DML Caching if it turns out
>>that Fb 1.5 doesn't support events for a local client, so please let us
>>know how things go with events using local loopback.
>
>
> Using Firebird 1.5.0 on Windows 2000 Prof. SP3, events are
> working fine for me with a local connection.

W2k SP4 introduced problems with Events - which I understand was fixed.
W2k needs a local loopback adapter if you do not have a network
connection fitted, in order to get TCP/IP
XP changed the network layer once again and will apparently provide
TCP/IP even without a network connection, but in all cases loss of a
network cable can result in TCP/IP being switched off.

Bottom line - I don't think all combinations of windows versions,
service packs and configurations have actually been tested, and MS does
seem to like to change things at each 'fix' in the interests of
security, so it's possible that current windows updates may also break
XP in the same way that they broke W2k :)

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