Re: LOOOONG delay for connect

On Sun, 31 May 1998 14:53:40 GMT, meyer_b_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:

>I've recently set up a test system consistin of NTServer 3.0 (SP3), and Oracle
>WG Server 7.3.3 on a Pentium 166, with 1 client running Win95 and the Oracle
>Client software, also on a Pentium 166.
>
>They're connect by 10Mb/s Ethernet, talking TCP/IP, SQL Net and ODBC (for
>access from VB5). This is a completely stand alone network, not connect to
>the internet or the company LAN.
>
>When I try to connect to the server, whether from SQL+ or VB, it takes almost
>2 minutes to get connected. After that, everything seems to work at normal
>speed. Also, if I reconnect repeated over the course of the day, the delay
>seems to gradually get much smaller.
>
>Anyone have any ideas as to what might be causing this delay? Or any
>suggestions as to how I can troubleshoot the problem?
>
>Thanks very much,
>
>Bob M.

My guess is that your client has an offline DNS server on top of its searchlist. Timeout for an nonresponding DNS is often about 2 minutes.

HTH
Roland S. Received on Mon Jun 01 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT