Finder: connecting iMac to Mac Mini server

Hello,
When I connect in the Finder to the Mac Mini Server (Snow Leopard Server), it takes on our iMac Snow Leopard 90 seconds on a fixed 1 Gbps network.
Why does it take so long ?
Connecting our iMac with Leopard takes only a few seconds.
Thanks,
Hubert

Yes.
I just tried to connect in the finder to a Windows XP Pro PC. Before I could look at my watch, I had access to the Windows XP filesystem.
I tried it also with my MacBook to connect to the server in the finder. Here too, it takes only a few seconds.
I do not understand why it takes 90 seconds on the Snow Leopard iMac.
Hubert

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ik have a question about the hardware i wanna buy
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