We've had a lot of shakeups recently because of our DSL service going out of business. While shifting over, we also changed our primary Domain name for the site. I'm not an expert at configuring networks, and especially not at configuring MySQL, so I'm thinking these problems are my own doing. Using DBI in Perl (same syntax as I've been using successfully) and the mysql command line interface, the system pauses 15 seconds before connecting succesfully. I've tried using --skip-name-resolve and --skip- network (not sure of spelling here, but when I tested it, I used documented string), but they didn't appear to help any. Any clues or suggestions? Thanks! Tim Cadell Total Net --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php