6.1.3. NetBEUI connection strings

A NetBEUI (named pipes) connection string consists of:

1. two backslashes (“\\”)

2. a server name or IP address

3. an optional at sign (“@”) plus port number or service name

4. another backslash (“\”)

5. either the absolute path + filename on the server machine, or an alias defined on the server machine.

Examples:

• On Windows, the exact same databases as in the TCP/IP examples:

  \\siamang\C:\Biology\Data\Primates\Apes\populations.fdb
  \\sofa\D:\Misc\Friends\Rich\Lenders.fdb
  \\inca@fb_db\D:\Traffic\Roads.fdb
  \\127.0.0.1\Borrowers