Re: Exchange 2003 and Interbase/Firebird

From: Jasper Huijser (jasper_at_lucrasoft.nl)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:39:47 +0200

Hi,

tnx alot for your solutions, i'll try them tonight.

Cheers,

Jasper

"Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
news:OLX0Ny5gEHA.2684@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Here's another method, for reserving a single port so it's not dynamically
> allocated. It might be a better solution:
>
> 1.. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
> 2.. Locate the following key in the registry:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
>
> 3.. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following
> registry value:
> Value Name: ReservedPorts
> Data Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
> Value: xxxx-yyyy
> The string uses the format xxxx-yyyy. It looks like this for just a
> single port: "1080-1080".
>
> 4.. Quit Registry Editor.
>
> --
> Les Connor [SBS MVP]
> -------------------------------------
> SBS Rocks !
>
>
>
> "Jasper Huijser" <jasper@lucrasoft.nl> wrote in message
> news:e%23pVKb1gEHA.4092@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> We have Firebird running on a few sbs servers at different customers.
>> runs
>> ok, but after a restart, exchange System Attendant (mad.exe) takes a
>> range
>> of ports i.e. 3045 - 3055, sometimes lower, sometimes higer. but it
>> always
>> overlaps de firebird port (3050).
>>
>> Firebird cannot start correctly and no client can connect to the
>> database.
>> when i stop the system attendant, restart firebird, start sa, firebird
>> sits
>> on 3050 OK and exchange just picks an other port. no problem.
>>
>> but i don't want to do that every time a have a restart. now i think
>> there
>> are 2 options:
>>
>> - make exchange services depent on firebird (what i don't want!)
>> if firebird stops, has to restart or whatever, the whole sa, store en
>> pop3 connector stops too.
>> - Prevent exchange sa from using port 3050
>> this is what i like as solution, but can it be done? and if so, how??
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jasper
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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