I found the problem on another website.  The 64-bit ODBC Administrator has a 
bug that won't allow you to set a System DNS.  You have to use the 32-bit 
version, but you can use the Firebird 64-bit Firebird driver.  Go figure.

--- In [email protected], Mercea Paul <paul.mercea@...> wrote:
>
> On 2012.04.13 10:25 PM, Craig Cox wrote:
> >
> > I have installed the latest 64-bit Firebird ODBC driver on a Windows 
> > 2008 R2 Server. My target database resides on this box as well. I have 
> > configured and tested the DNS connection on the server and it all 
> > works as expected.
> >
> > Right now I have to set up and configure each remote user with their 
> > own ODBC connection. This will require a lot of overhead in the 
> > future. Shouldn't I be able to administer the ODBC from one place on 
> > the server to effect the server globally?
> >
> You should save the odbc connection as a system connection to be shared 
> for all users, not user connection. this is ok if all users are using 
> this computer.
> Think how you will configure connection  for users from other computers 
> ... if exists this scenario, you will configure connection for each 
> computer?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Paul MERCEA
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