> When I work with MS SQL Server, I can find all the server computers in
> our network pretty easily. I don't think there is any functionality
> like that for Firebird, but it occurred to me that rather than the
> remote servers sending "Hey! Over here!" messages to my client, what
> would happen if I stepped through the computers on my network and send
> out some sort of call for service to each computer. If each server
> has a Firebird configuration file on it that has the with the aliases
> for all of its databases, it seems like most of the pieces are in
> place to create a point and click connection that is about as easy to
> use as MS SQL Server.
>
> Would something like this work? Has anyone done anything like this or
> found another way of polling Firebird Servers for their databases. Is
> there something in IBObjects I can use to do this?
>
> Thanks very much for your help.
>
> Jack Rodenhi

if you configured an MSSQL server to use a different (non-standard) port,
would it repsond anyway?
Alan