I don't know if you are connecting remotely. In windows I had problems because network configuration. I specified in tnsnames instead of host name the ip of the host computer, and the problem was solved. hope this help Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco OCP Database 9.2 Standard Edition ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seema Singh" <oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 11:37 AM Subject: DATABASE SLOW Hi, I have one instance on SUN box. # of users connecting to box =max 25 Oracle version =8.1.7.0.0 Sytem rebooted yesterday. When I am trying to connect sqlplus internal,its taking longer time.Yesterday after reboot system was performing very good.Nothing change after that. System ideal =99% Memory only available =46mb (total mem-1.5gb) database stats shows fine except buffer hit ratio. Wondering why connect time is very very slow. ANy thought? _________________________________________________________________ Get rid of annoying pop-up ads with the new MSN Toolbar – FREE! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200414ave/direct/01/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------