> If you are using IPX, and I think you have told me so, the Novell client
> resets the order for the name resolution . Usually the timeout is about 1-2
> minutes. Could you try to uninstall the whole novell client with IPX on a
> client?
I think I've tracked down the problem to a ATI graphic card utility called
ati2evxx.exe. As it seems, it doesn't do anything but eats a lot of system
resources. After throwing it out, at least the two machines I've tried started
networking with cygwin at normal speed. Anyway, thanks a lot for your help.
Cheers
Edi