connect firebird client to server

Question

Just started using Firebird with Delphi XE. Need some help connecting to the server from a client machine.

I can ping the server, so there is a connect. but when I run isql.exe from the firebird/bin folder to test the connection I get a "statement failed, sqlstate=08006, unable to complete network request to host geith -failed to establish a network connection". pinging geith works so I don't understand that error.

My connection statement is Connect geith:geidata user sysdba password masterkey;

This works and I get a connect when run on the server, but not the client machine. I have made sure that fbclient.dll and gds32.dll are in windows/system32 folder.

I install Firebird 2.5 client only on the client mach. I don't see it running as a process in taskmanager. Is there something that I need to do to start the client service?

Both are XP mach, Firebird SuperServer 2.5, also have temp taken down firewall

Answer 1

Insert a firewall except for port 3050