Which TCP/IP port is Firebird using?

Firebird uses port 3050 unless setup differently in firebird.conf file. When connecting to a different port, you need to supply it as part of connection string:

server_host/port:/path/to/database.fdb

Example:

192.168.0.11/3051:c:\database.fdb

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