Where is the server ?

Ivan

Delphi Developer

Where is the server ?

2005-05-17 01:12:00 AM
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Is there any way/tool how to find out computers with InterBase
server running ? (listening on 3050 port)
Some standard Windows utility ? Or some free tool ?
Can I do it programatically ?
thanks
Ivan

Dan Palley

Delphi Developer

2005-05-17 01:32:46 AM

Re:Where is the server ?

"Ivan" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes

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Is there any way/tool how to find out computers with InterBase
server running ? (listening on 3050 port)

Some standard Windows utility ? Or some free tool ?
Can I do it programatically ?
Sure, try to log into the server using the IBX components. If you are

successful or you get a password error, then IB is probably running.
Why do you need such a tool, though?
Dan

Ivan

Delphi Developer

2005-05-17 01:51:46 AM

Re:Where is the server ?

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>Is there any way/tool how to find out computers with InterBase
>server running ? (listening on 3050 port)
>
>Some standard Windows utility ? Or some free tool ?
>Can I do it programatically ?

Sure, try to log into the server using the IBX components. If you are successful or you get a
password error, then IB is probably running.

Why do you need such a tool, though?
A technician comes to customer to solve some problems,

and he does not want to waste time finding out what machine the server is on.
The people at POS have no idea what are the server machines names
(of course), sometimes they can not let him use the PC where the client
application is running, sometimes he must even use his own laptop
(so he can not look into application's settings (where the server name is configured)).
So, it there some quick-scan-tool to help him start immediately,
or does he need to manually retrieve machine names and check them
one by one ?
Ivan