Just a stab in the dark. Could it be a Interbase licence problem. i.e client doesnt have appropriate licence key setup. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cheng Wei Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 11:18 AM To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Error connecting to an InterBase database on a remote server using NetBEUI Hi all, Server side: entire HDD is shared, full access for everyone, no password required. Client side: can see the shared server resources from Windows explorer, read/write ok. it returns the following error message: An InterBase error has occurred while attaching. Error - Unable to complete network request to host "FAB_TRAINER". Failed to establish a connection. unknown Win32 error 65 InterBase Communication Test Failed! Win32 error 65 means network access denied, is this correct? what am I missing then? any help appreciated. Cheng --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi"