I know this question has been asked before but I can't get it to work with the solutions provided. here is the scenario. I have a windows xp box running firebird 2.0 it is called "hantscho" and its ip is 168.9.100.24 the path the database is located in is: \\168.9.100.24\c$\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EFI\Dmi\AC3000\DB\EfiDmi.fdb
I am trying to get an odbc connection to hantscho from another windows xp computer called "reception" that is on the same subnet of 168.9.100 . both are in a windows domain. I have used the the following string in when trying to create the odbc connection: 168.9.100.24:c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EFI\Dmi\AC3000\DB\EfiDmi.fdb I get an open database failure I thought perhaps it was because it wasn't shared out so I tried to connect to the administrative share: 168.9.100.24:c$:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EFI\Dmi\AC3000\DB\EfiDmi.fdb This does not work either. now I know it is supposed to be the specific path from the c: to the database that is entered, but if that drive is not shared how can a remote computer connect to it? In windows don't you have to share out a folder or a drive to have another computer access it? I know you are not supposed to map a drive either... I am at a loss. I have been able to telnet into the hantscho computer through 168.9.100.24 3050 so I have confirmed it is listening. but for the life of me I don't understand how I am to make the odbc connection. Please help me, I swear I will save a puppy from the pound if someone does. Thanks, Macdem.
