How do you know the delay isn't in the client's lookup of the server?
You are absolutely right! I am using the ip address to connect to, so I thougt that was it. But the client is doing netbios queries .... seen with ethereal. Thanks to both of you. Poul ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly