After the linux (DEB or RPM) driver is installed, a DSN with the name DEVART_INTERBASE is created. You can use it to test the connection with the INTERBASE server. For this, perform the following steps:
User ID=<your InterBase User Name>
Password=<your InterBase password>
Server=<your InterBase server address>
Port=<your InterBase Port>
Database=<your InterBase database name>
Client Library=<path to the used InterBase client library>
isql -v DEVART_INTERBASE