[H-GEN] Installing Interbase on RH6.1

[David Duffy]

[ Humbug *General* list - semi-serious discussions about Humbug and  ]
[ Unix-related topics.  Please observe the list's charter.           ]
[ Worthwhile understanding: http://www.humbug.org.au/netiquette.html ]


> > Hilton wrote:
> > >I hear Interbase 6.01 and below have a wide open backdoor inserted by
> > >Borland!  Hope you are using a later (or patched) version.
> >
> > Yes, I saw the BUG BUG BUG warnings all over their site!
> > I've installed the rpm and added the lines to the various config
> > files & re-booted but how do I tell if it's running? I'm still on a
> > very steep learning curve with Linux so I will probably ask a
> > few more dumb questions along the way. I do cruise the FAQ
> > lists before I ask - I just don't always get it the first time! :-)
> > Thanks to those who have helped me so far. The good lists
> > are ones where everyone is given a fair go - even beginners.

Brent wrote:
>As the gds_db uses inetd it only runs when it gets a connection to it's port
>(3050). The easiest was it to use a port scanning program like nmap or to
>telnet to port 3050 on the host machine.

Hmmm... no response on that port number. Wait! Could the firewall rules
be stopping access to that port even on the internal network?
Regards...

___________________________________________
David Duffy        Audio Visual Devices P/L
U8, 9-11 Trade St, Cleveland 4163 Australia
Ph: +61 7 38210362   Fax: +61 7 38210281
New Web: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au
___________________________________________


--
* This is list (humbug) general handled by majordomo at lists.humbug.org.au .
* Postings to this list are only accepted from subscribed addresses of
* lists 'general' or 'general-post'.