Question:
During installation of InterBase on Windows 95 or Windows NT,
the configuration of the network service fails and reports
the error message "Socket subsystem error."
Answer:
This error occurs on systems that use the Novell Winsock
TCP/IP driver.
InterBase 5.5 supports only the Microsoft Winsock TCP/IP
driver. Some versions of the Novell Winsock TCP/IP driver
are not compatible with the Microsoft driver. Installing or
running InterBase on a platform with a Novell TCP/IP driver
is not supported.
Remove the Novell TCP/IP protocol driver using Control
Panel | Network | Protocols. Install the Microsoft TCP/IP
protocol driver from the Windows NT and 95 installation media.