--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "mspencewasunavailable"
<firebird@...> wrote:

>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@>
> wrote:
> >
> > At 08:15 AM 26/03/2007, you wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >I have been recently testing our application on Vista (Bus),

the

> main
> > >unsolved problem I have is when connected to the internet FB
> (either
> > >1.53 or 2.01) slows to a crawl. I am using a remote TCP/IP
> connection
> > >for FB1.53 as the LOCAL connection does not work and I have

tried

> 2.01
> > >with both a remote connection and changing the IPCNAME to
> > >Global\FIREBIRD and have the same result. I did expect the

IPCNAME

> > >name change to correct the problem using FB2 as I thought it

would

> > >bypass TCP/IP (where I assume the problem is), but its seems

not.

> An
> > >interesting thing is that if I use LOCALHOST instead of the
> > >COMPUTERNAME or IPADDRESS the problem goes away. The laptop

came

> with
> > >norton and I have shutdown all the firewall and intrusion stuff

I

> > >could fine which made no difference.
> > >
> > >Any suggestions appreciated
> >
> > "Vista chatter" ??
> >
> > http://www.apcstart.com/node/4226
> >
> > ./heLen
> >
>
> Try turning off IPV6 (and please let us know if it made a
> difference).
>
> Apparently, if the network you're on has a misconfigured router or
> DNS server that claims to support IPV6 but doesn't really do so,
> then you'll constantly be waiting for timeouts to occur before
> failing back over to IPV4.
>
> I turned it off in my NetBSD system years ago because of this sort
> of thing.
>
> Michael D. Spence
> Mockingbird Data Systems, Inc.
>

I did try that early on, but retried to make sure, with only IPV4,
File&Print Sharing and MS Client turned on I still have the problem.
The speed is not just slow, its not usable, it takes 8 minutes to
popup my logon screen (usually 1 second approx). It is definitly
only DB related as once the program is open I can run screens that
don't do any DB stuff no problem.