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[Tom Miller <madprogextrodinr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
> Tom Miller wrote:
>   
> > I am trying to get Firebird database server running on my computer.
> >
> > If I try to connect to the server in local mode (doesn't use IP at
> > all), it works fine.
> >
> > If I then try to connect with IP locally using 127.0.0.1 the
> > connection is actively refused.
> >     
> Refused does not sound like a firewall.  It sounds like your
> configuration of firebird, though I am not familiar with it.  What
> interfaces is it listening on?  What does your syslog say when it loads?
>   
TCP/IP is its main / default interface.   There is a second interface 
for local connections only, but I can't remember what it is called.


> > I do not have the openSuse firewall active.  So I don't have any idea
> > what is blocking it.  
> >     
> I don't think it is being blocked, firebird is refusing the connection. 
> If it was blocked, it would not be refused, it would just timeout since
> it would never connect.
>   
Thanks, good to know.
> > This is an Xen Guest (DomU), but I am not sure that has anything to do
> > with it.
> >     
> I would suggest checking your Firebird config to see if you can
> determine what interface(s) it is listening on.
>
>   
By default it listens to IP on 3050 and the local one I talked about.  I 
one time NetBuei was an option, but that may have been removed from the 
system.
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