At 12:47 AM 03-11-02 +0100, you wrote:

>Alan responded:
> > this fascinates me
> > try the / slash with localhost instead of \
> > what OS are you using
>
>Win2k
>
>
> > do you have localhost 127.0.0.1 listed in your hosts file?
>
>Most probably - I'll check on Monday.
>I didn't remove anything from the hosts file, so the localhost entry should
>be there.
>
>I thought the speed difference was the difference between TCP and "memory
>mapped" connection.

Aage,
If you are noticing the slowdown with a localhost connection, as compared
with a local connection, the cause is more likely to do with competition
from NetBEUI and/or IPX/SPX on the server's protocol stack than with local
loopback. Does your DB server need those other protocols at all? If you
need either of them, what is the effect if you remove and then re-add them,
to force TCP/IP to the top of the stack?

heLen