> I have a problem with VERY slow (20-30 sec.) connect/disconnect to Firebird
> ver.1.02 on a Windows XP Pro box. Actually ONLY the first connection
> is slow. After that everything goes ok.

Alexander, take a look at Firebird 1.5beta3.

I had the same problem with my XP notebook and my home system. System restore
is off, but connect/disconnect sometimes slows down (3-8 seconds).

Arno Brinkmann fixes this issue in beta3...

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Marco Krause