Part 4: Opening Ports for the Firebird Database

Option 1

Copy the text below into a text file and name it “FirebirdPorts.bat”
Right Click the file and Run as Administrator

^{ECHO OFF}
^{set PORT=3050}
^{set RULE_NAME="Firebird Primary"}

^{netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name=%RULE_NAME% >nul}
^{if not ERRORLEVEL 1 (}
^{rem Rule %RULE_NAME% already exists.}
^{echo There is already a rule by that name, you cannot put another one in!}
^{) else (}
^{echo Rule %RULE_NAME% does not exist. Creating...}
^{netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=%RULE_NAME% dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=%PORT%}
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^{set PORT1=4560}
^{set RULE_NAME1="Firebird Guardian"}

^{netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name=%RULE_NAME1% >nul}
^{if not ERRORLEVEL 1 (}
^{rem Rule %RULE_NAME1% already exists.}
^{echo There is already a rule by that name, you cannot put another one in!}
^{) else (}
^{echo Rule %RULE_NAME1% does not exist. Creating...}
^{netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=%RULE_NAME1% dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=%PORT1%}
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^PAUSE

Alternatively, download the attached FirebirdPorts.bat file and Run as Administrator

Option 2

Go to Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Firewall
Click Check on Firewall Status.
Click on Advanced Settings
Click on Inbound Rules

Click on New Rule

The dialogue box will open.
Click on Port, then click next.

Tick TCP, then Specific Port. Type, “3050” then hit next

Click “Allow the Connection” then “Next”

Leave Domain, Private, Public all ticked.

Click Next
Name the firewall exception Firebird Primary and select finish.
The Port is now excepted.
Add another inbound rule named “Firebird Guardian”, with a Port number of “4560”

Once Firebird Guardian is made an exception through the firewall.

Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Firebird\Firebird_*_*\Firebird.conf
Right click Firebird.conf and Select Open

Select Notepad to open the File and View.
Click Edit & Find, Type 3050 & Click Find Next
You will see 3050 highlight and the line stating “#RemoteServicePort = 3050”
Remove the # from the line.
Line should now read RemoteServicePort = 3050