title: Extremely slow DB2 connectivity in Java
body: <p>I am trying to connect to an IBM DB2 9 database on a Linux server from my Java application. I am using <code>db2jcc.jar</code> (DB2 Universal JDBC Driver). </p>
  
  <p>Establishing a connection is taking a ridiculous amount of time. What could be wrong? I know there are a lot of factors that could cause this, but I want to get down to the root cause.</p>