Slow SQL Server Connection

[GillinghamFC]

I am trying to connect to a SQL Server using I.P addresses on my machine the connection is very slow on other peoples machine they can connect at a good speed. I have even added hostname to HOSTS and LMHOSTS but the connection still seems to be very slow.

I am running SQL Server 7.0 with SP4.

Any ideas?

 

[arrowhouse]

I think you may need a network guru (not me!). However from my limited experience:

Is your machine on the same segment of the network as the other machines you are comparing it with? (compare the ip addresses).

How does your ping time of the SQL server machine compare with the ping time of those you are making a comparison with. The ping time will give you a hint as to if it is a generally slow network issue or if there is some issue with SQL server.