> Windows 98 client cannot connect to an NT 4 server with interbase server
> running. XP clients are connecting find.

> BDE server name for alias is   ipaddress:d:\path\to\file.gdb and the same
> string works fine for the xp machines just nto for the 98 and 95 clients.

>   Keeps getting an unavailable database message.

> Ibconsole's diagnose connection returns that socket cannot be allocated,
but
> this is cryptic to me and I'm not sure what it means?

> it would appear to me that for some reason NT 4 is not allowing
connections
> from Windows 98/95 clients?  Can anyone help me resolve this?

> Thanks.

> > I have tested this with interbase 6 and firebird 1.02
> > Windows 98 client cannot connect to an NT 4 server with interbase server
> > running. XP clients are connecting find.
> > BDE server name for alias is   ipaddress:d:\path\to\file.gdb and the
same
> > string works fine for the xp machines just nto for the 98 and 95
clients.
> > Keeps getting an unavailable database message.
> > Ibconsole's diagnose connection returns that socket cannot be allocated,
> > but this is cryptic to me and I'm not sure what it means?
> > it would appear to me that for some reason NT 4 is not allowing
> > connections from Windows 98/95 clients?  Can anyone help me resolve
this?

> I think you must have Winsock2 to be able to use the IP-address (rather
> than a server name).  Win/9x may need an update from MS.

> --
> Aage J.

> "Chris M" <ch...@eventsoft.com> wrote:
> >Correction both clients that won't connect are Windows 95.  Is this a
known
> >Windows 95 issue?

> To use an IP address instead of a host name you must have
> WinSock 2.0 ir higher installed.  Win95 only has WinSock 1.0.
> The older WinSock's GetHostByName will not work when passed
> an IP address.