Hi jklaverstijn/ Chris/ Hardy, Thanks a lot for this posts. I have followed this thread and similar threads and am facing a similar but rather strange issue: I have EG4.3 installed which connects to a SAS 9.2 server, both located on my LOCAL machine... In effect, when I open my SAS EG 4.3, I just connect to server LOCAL. - The connection happens in less than a second when I am not connected to any network (LAN off and WLAN off). - The connection happens in 2-3 seconds when I am connected to my office network - The connection takes about 2 minutes when I am connected from my home network Not only this, every SAS procedure takes almost 2 minutes to execute when I am connected to any other network  other than my office network. Its frustrating to see simple PROC REG statements with 24 observations taking 2 minutes to run. And that too, both the EG and SAS 9.2 are installed on my system itself. I have tried itconfig2.exe and have determined that SAS EG uses a COM connection to connect to SAS base. But I am not able to figure out the cause for the delay. As of now, the only solution I have is to work at home with WIFI/LAN switched off. Any pointers/suggestions into what causes this would be very much appreciated. Thanks Shashi ... View more