[H-GEN] Installing Interbase on RH6.1

[Brent Wesley]

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David Duffy wrote:

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> > > 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...
>

Yes, if the firewall is blocking port 3050 on the local interface.

The best way is to check it on the machine that is running  interbase eg telnet
localhost 3050.

Another thing to check is you inetd.conf.

make sure you have and entry something like this
gds_db  stream tcp nowait.30000  root  /usr/local/sbin/gds_inet_server
gds_inet_server

also make sure you you have restarted inetd.

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Brent Wesley
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