>this is a stretch - but are the net drives mapped? If not, try it - We've seen horrible net performance with Win2k and non-mapped network drive access that clears up as soon as you map it.


Yeah, they are mapped.

Some additional information- we have found that the difference is not in
free/dbc tables, but in tables that another user has open. For tables that
are already in use elsewhere, there is a 3-4 second opening delay. For
tables where this WS is the only user, it's instant.