> Can you connect using an admin tool (ib expert, ibo console, etc.)?

no--same problem.

> What's the connect string you are using?

connection string? wouldn't that be ADO?

I just found and tried IB Expert's 'communication diagnostics' dialog
and get a Error num: 10035 exceptoin when trying to connection via
TCP/IP. I will follow up there as well--but still take any advise here :-)

Ed Dressel