It is probably using the text of the IP and attempting a DNS lookup.
If you use even a bogus server name and put an entry in your hosts file with
the IP you want it will work better.
I've seen cases in the past where plugging in a direct IP didn't even work.

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Hamm" <vds@...>
To: <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [IBO] Slow at Startup


> Im not doing a DNS lookup, just simply 192.168.0.2:c:\mydatabase.gdb.
> It does seem to work fine once connected.
>
> In fact, its even slow when on the same machine with the IP of
192.168.0.2.
> Wierd. If I use local host (which I assume uses Netbeui)
> It loads much faster..
>
> Gordon Hamm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Wharton" <jwharton@...>
> To: <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [IBO] Slow at Startup
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> > Put an entry in your hosts file so that it doesn't have to do a DNS
lookup
> > on your network to get an IP.
> >
> > Jason Wharton
> > CPS - Mesa AZ
> > http://www.ibobjects.com
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gordon Hamm" <vds@...>
> > To: <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 6:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IBO] Slow at Startup
> >
> >
> > > I too think Im having this problem.
> > > Does anyone else know what this might be? it takes about 10-12 seconds
> to
> > > start my app with TCP/IP connection.
> > >
> > > Gordon Hamm
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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