On 22 Apr 2014 08:45:07 -0700, <srotyli...@gmail.com> <srotyli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > When I run the client trying to use the fdb on the WIN7 system I get an > "unknown user name or password" error. If I point the ALIAS to the fdb on > the old XP system I can run the client from the WIN7 system but it is > accessing the fdb on the old system. This would be OK except I want > to get rid of XP altogether and getthe database on the WIN7 system. >
So it is can connect to Firebird servers in different computers, but not the one running in the same computer? How exactly did you describe alias? What is the value of "SERVER NAME"? I did test it myself and it seems to work just fine. Can you connect to db in Windows 7 computer from Windows XP computer using BDE? -- Virgo Pärna virgo.pa...@mail.ee