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hello i have an app which accesses a firebird database locally on my computer. i want to try to access it on another computer within the network using the tzconnection of zoes and i put the following on the repective boxes in the object inspector:

database: "my servers ip" 192.168.254.1:c:\test.fdb
hostname: 192.168.254.1

but when i tried connecting i always had errors. i can connect when i put the path of the fdb on database and put localhost on hostname. btw i have turned off the firewall when i tried connecting but still i cant connect.

im using delphi 7, zeos 7.0.3 stable and firebird 2.5.2

I don't think you need to add the IP of the server at Database Property.
It works as follows:
Database: c:\test.fdb
Hostname: 192.168.254.1
User and Password.

If that doesn't work, try sharing the "C:" of the server.

Hello chunkiebone, Densetsu7,

Densetsu7s idea is corect except that with Firebird one never needs to share the database file because it is always only accessed by the Firebird server process.

Bet regards,

Jan