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Unable to connect to firebird server

Asked by: alexfdez

I have a firebird 1.5 installed on a Windows Server 2008 64x. I can telnet to port 3050 in the same server but I can't telnet from other pc's.
If I change the port in firebird.conf, I can telnet to the new port but from other pc's I have the same problem
The firewall and antivirus is disabled

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2009-06-19 at 01:44:42ID24505083
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Interbase / Firebird Database

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Answers

 

by: NickUpsonPosted on 2009-06-19 at 01:55:42ID: 24664741

how about firewall on the other PCs or a firewall/switch/etc on the network blocking the connection

 

by: alexfdezPosted on 2009-06-19 at 01:59:08ID: 24664756

In all the pc's tha I test is disabled the antivirus and firewall. I try from pc's conected to a network in a same switch that is connect the firebird server and form pc's conected via wifi...

 

by: NickUpsonPosted on 2009-06-19 at 02:13:57ID: 24664821

well you seem to have eliminated specifically firebird problems and it still looks very much like a network permissions issue. Can the other PC's connect to anything on the server?

 

by: alexfdezPosted on 2009-06-19 at 02:22:45ID: 24664854

Yes. This server is file server, sql server 2005, dc and Terminal server in remote administration mode and works fine.

 

by: NickUpsonPosted on 2009-06-19 at 02:26:45ID: 24664872

what connection string are you using, if it isn't of the form "10.0.2.4:/dbs/mydb.fdb" then please try that

 

by: alexfdezPosted on 2009-06-19 at 02:31:02ID: 24664900

Sorry, I dont understand more of databases, I am system administrator. I know that I have an application that not works because have a error when I try to open:

SERVER01TS (Client)      Fri Jun 19 11:19:08 2009
      INET/inet_error: connect errno = 10060

And I check the ports and I detect that I can't telnet from other pc's to the port 2050.

 

by: phuocnhPosted on 2009-06-20 at 03:23:15ID: 24673143

I insist that your firewall is on!
Please test again!

 

by: NickUpsonPosted on 2009-06-20 at 10:32:55ID: 24674516

agreed firewall or some other intermediate network device is blocking the traffic

 

by: andrevanzuydamPosted on 2011-03-31 at 14:36:15ID: 35286605

Hi Alex

Please run 

netstat -an
                                              
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from windows command line and see if anything is running on port 3050, hopefully it is Firebird.  Secondly if you're using legacy client in Firebird you may want to check if adding the port in the services file in windows doesn't fix your problem:

gds_db 3050 tcp
                                              
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The services file is usually under windows or windows\system32\etc\drivers

 

by: leiragsPosted on 2012-01-16 at 12:56:06ID: 37443316

Edit file services:

 C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\services.

Add this line:
 gds_db 3050 tcp

---------------First check if you install "Firebird x64" if yes, then remember must be installed with "administrator" privileges.

 

by: alejandro_fernandezPosted on 2012-01-20 at 10:45:47ID: 37469281

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