Database connection samples

To connect to an Interbase database you must provide three information fields:

Information Description
Server Name of the server (network machine name) you want to connect. If no server is specified then the connection is to the local machine Interbase server
Protocol Interbase supports three protocols, TCP/IP, IPX (Netware), NetBEUI (Microsoft). To use any protocol it must be installed and configured in the client and server machine. Recommended protocol is TCP/IP. Windows 9x/Millenium only supports TCP/IP as a server.
Database file The database file that the server must open. It can not be a mapped network drive and the path is relative to the server. There is no need to share the folder or database file, it's not recommended to share it.

Windows client connecting to a Linux server

Server: LINUXSERV

Protocol: TCP/IP

Database: /usr/data/base.gdb

Windows client connecting to a Windows server

Server: NTSERV

Protocol: TCP/IP

Database: c:\localdata\base.gdb

Connection issues when the server is a Windows NT/2000 machine

It's possible when connecting remotely to a Windows NT/2000 server you obtain the error 'access denied'. To solve this problem make sure the SYSTEM and Administrators group has total control privileges to database files and directories you want Interbase work.

See also:

Database management index