Well I must apologize for 1) not being clearer about the situation,
next time I will make sure to provide the necessary information and
2) giving incentive, but I'm new to using this group and not aware
of the rules. I usually go through forums and know that kind of
thing happens sometimes.

Anyhow, after midnight we finally figured out what the issue was.
The OS we were using was Windows 2003 server and what I met by
copied was exactly that, I cut and paste the db from my laptop to
the server. I thought I specified a comparison of the log in time.
It took about five seconds before to log in and get running and then
when we experienced the problems, it took thirty seconds to log in
and about thirty seconds per db transaction. I meant by locally
meaning on my laptop not connected to the network compared to the
server when connected to the network.

And in that lied the problem. We moved the app and copy of the
firebird db to a private netork and that resolved it. As we found
out this morning, the port we were using was being blocked without
our knowledge. So now we had to move everything to a private network
until the state has their issue resolved. Thanks for the help and
responses.

And Helen, we have made donations and will keep them coming.

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...>
wrote:

> OK, Jimmy. you've been up all night and you're not even thinking

straight

> enough to provide the BASICS of a problem description.
>
> Stick your head out the door and inhale some fresh air in deep

breaths

> until you begin to see stars. Then eat a raw apple. And then

answer some

> questions.
>
> At 10:57 PM 26/05/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> >Huge problem. I have installed firebird onto the client's server

and

> >it has been working.
>
> What OS? (OS = "Operating System"). If it is Windows, what
> version? service pack? If it is Windows XP or Server 2003, what

is the

> full name of the database file?
>
> >Until this morning when I converted some data for
> >the client and copied the updated db onto the server.
>
> Let's be clear what you mean by "copied". Describe precisely what

you did

> to perform this "copy" operation.
>
>
> >Now the app runs extremely slow. I know it happens when it

connects to

> >the db from my tests.
>
> RUNS more slowly than before?
>
> Or it takes a client longer to connect than before?
>
> Or both?
>
> >Other thing is that when I run it locally it runs fine. For

example to

> >sign onto the system it takes five seconds locally but thirty

seconds when

> >running through the server.
>
> This is totally meaningless. What do you actually MEAN by "run it

locally"

> and "running through the server"? Please explain what you mean by

both of

> these expressions.
>
> >I've tried everything that I know of from reinstalling firebird

as both

> >classic
> >and super server
>
> So - what model of server do you have installed now? What model

was

> installed before? In both (all) cases, what VERSION of Firebird?

Have

> you, for example, been swapping between Fb 1.0 and 1.5 and

ignoring the

> client libraries?
>
> >and copying the db on another machine on the network
>
> What kind of copying?
>
>
> >and changing the ip address of the connection string
>
> So - you are using the IP address in connection strings? Do you

know

> whether your client's network is using dynamic IP addressing? The
> safe-play thing to do when deploying anything to a network you

don't

> control yourself is to anchor the server's IP address and make it

static,

> by insisting that a HOSTS entry is created at the server AND the
> clients. Have your applications and tools applications alike use

the

> server name for connecting.
>
> >, to changing out network cards. Still nothing. Please, please

help.

>
> Please, please help YOURSELF by providing information that we can

work with.

>
> Oh, and, btw, when we finally get to the bottom of your problem,

you're

> welcome to show your gratitude by making a donation to the

Firebird

> Foundation. It is not cool to offer financial incentives on this

list.

>
> ^heLen