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Article #26906: Unknown WIN32 error 10061
The error "Unknown WIN32 error 10061" can occur when connecting to any
InterBase database from a Windows Client using TCP/IP. The error can occur
with any client including InterClient. Below are a variety of potental
solutions to the problem:
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Make sure TCP/IP is installed and running on the server. For example, if
the server is running on Novell, make sure the TCPIP NLM has been loaded.
If the server is VMS, get to a ucx prompt and type "SHOW SERVICES". Check
that gds_db is there. It may list it but show that it is
disabled, if so type ENABLE SERV GDS_DB.
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You need an entry in the machines services file: gds_db 3050/tcp
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If you are running a classic version of InterBase, you need an entry in
the etc/inetd.conf file (or equivalent) that allows a gds_inet_server to
be launched.
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You need permissions for remote hosts to be able to make a tcp connection.
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Make sure you have appropriate licensing
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Make sure you can ping the server machine. If you cannot the server, place
the machine in your hosts file or if using DNS contact your network administrator.
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Make the machine name and path to the database in your connect string are
correct on the client.
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If you had a previous version of InterBase installed on the server, uninstall
it, then reinstall your current version of InterBase.
Last Modified: 15-FEB-01