Helix Core is now P4. Product user interfaces will be updated soon. Learn more >>

P4 Server Administration Documentation | 2026.1

# Diagnose slow response times

P4 Server is normally a light user of network resources. Although it is possible that an extremely large user operation could cause the P4 Server to respond slowly, consistently slow responses to `p4` commands are usually caused by network problems. Any of the following can cause slow response times:

1. Misconfigured domain name system (DNS)
2. Misconfigured Windows networking
3. Difficulty accessing the `p4` executable on a networked file system

A good initial test is to run `p4 info`. If this does not respond immediately, then there is a network problem. Here are some suggestions for troubleshooting.

Your search for returned results