Humm, that makes sense. You would think that IB would see 4 octets and think
that its an IP address :) Ill try the hosts file thing..

Gordon Hamm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Wharton" <jwharton@...>
To: <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [IBO] Slow at Startup


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