Turning off virus scan on the client solved the problem. There is no
perceptible difference in client performance when comparing running the
app remotely or locally.
Thx
Sam Hunt

Adam wrote:

> There you go I trimmed it for you
>
> > I forgot to mention in my original question that we are SS bcuz we
> may
> > want to port this to Linux in the future.
>
> Classic server would be best for Linux, however the two are
> interchangable without any change in the client software, so install
> whatever one works best for the environment it is being used in.
>
> Embedded is obviously the fastest, but if your application needs
> simultaneous connections, then SS or CS are your only choices.
>
> > "AV"?
>
> Anti-virus software. I have seen some antivirus software do some
> horrible things to performance. It has a place, but a database server
> isn't usually it.
>
> What does your application do? Could it be competing with Firebird for
> resources? This could be a particular problem if your application is
> heavily I/O based.
>
> Do other connections "slow down 30X" when you are running it from the
> server or is it just the server that runs slow. What is happenning to
> the resources on the server? Is the speed problem mainly for the
> connection or is it queries as well. What breed of windows is running
> on the server? Is HT enabled?
>
> Adam
>
>
>
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