Re: Need help with Windows NT client connectivity

Call it a guess... Every time I've encountered this slow connection problem (albeit on UNI*) the issue was that the server system and/or Informix's idea of same was mal configured or suffered from failed startup. This then means a timeout or timeouts need to occur before the network connection to the server process is finally extablished. FWIW -Roy jdimond1@my-dejanews.com wrote: > I need some advice regarding Windows NT client connectivity. I have a > Windows NT 4.0 (service pack 4) client machine that runs an app created in > Delphi. The Delphi app uses the BDE/SQL Links to connect to the database. I > have the ESQL/C cd v. 7.20.TD1 installed on the machine and I know when the > connection to the database is made, there are dll's installed from this cd > used in that connection process. We are using Informix Work Group Server v. > 7.20 on a SCO UNIX machine. The version of SCO UNIX on the server is > 3.2v5.0.4. The network in house is very basic. Approx. 200 machines on the > network. The problem is when the client app launches and the connection to > the informix database is attempted, it is extremely slow. On average it > takes 5 minutes to get connected to the database. The problem is also > exhibited when setnet is executed on the same client. When I run the same > app on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 box, the connection takes seconds, it's > extremely fast. The client computers are connected to the same hub on the > network. I have used the same ESQL/C cd to install the necessary informix > files on the Windows 95/98 clients. The same setup program was used to > install the delphi app on all the boxes. So, how do I make the NT client > connect as fast as the 95/98 clients? Thanks in advance. > > Thanks, > Jeff > jdimond@nact.com > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- > http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own