A simple logging showed a problem which is most likely the reason for https://groups.google.com/g/firebird-support/c/6YbU_TEmkLE
SD Tue Jan 20 17:09:54 2026
Reporting stop
SD Tue Jan 20 17:09:54 2026
Stopped.
SD Tue Jan 20 17:09:54 2026
XNET connection mutex destructed
As the result when service manager is restarting the service, races between new and old instances may end up in no XNET listener active at all.
TCP may be affected as well, but there the problem is hidden by SO_REUSEADDR.