On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 04:58 -0800, michael.guiard@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi ! > I have a strange slow performance problem depending on client computer. > I have a postgresql server (8.1.3) running on an XP system (P4 3GHz, > 1Go RAM). > > I have 3 other computers from which I make request on the database : 2 > XP(named 1 & 2) and 1 2K. > > >From one XP(1) and from the 2K computer, I have no slow performance > problem. I ask for a select of 4000 records, the request is processed > in less than 1 seconde. > >From the last XP (2) computer, the same request takes more than 10 > seconds. From this computer I have no other network problem, I can > copy, paste network files without any performance problem. > > The 3 clients use odbc driver 8.01.02.00. > > I tried to install the postgre sql server on the xp (2) and make the > same request from 3 other computers : no problem, the process takes > less than 1 second from all clients > Try to isolate the problem more closely. What is the actual slow part? Is it the ODBC operation? The host lookup? The time to establish a connection? Is the PostgreSQL server actually executing the query for 10 seconds (check pg_stat_activity to see what it's doing)? Regards, Jeff Davis