Lester,

this a completly other problem and I can reproduce it. I know you are using IBO so you can solve your problem by using a "local" connection string like "C:\data\test.gdb" instead of "W2K:C:\data\test.gdb". This will ignore a broken network connection (I have proved it with W2KSP2).

Mit freundlichem Gruss & Best Regards

Andreas Pohl
apohl@...
www.ibp-consult.com

> As long as W2k does not 'detect' a network fault everthing
> is OK. I can pull a cable between hubs to break the
> connection and W2k is quite happy, but none of these
> problems happen with W98SE or NT4SP6a on the same hardware.
>