> I have an app I'm testing that works fine when ran locally to an IB6

Server.

> But if I run it from a different PC and access the database by the IP
> address over a DSL line it is very slow. It could take about 3 to 5

minutes

> to connect. And then slows down every time it needs to refresh the cache.

You need to tune it using the SQL trace monitor.

Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com