Lord Kenneth Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 If eth0 can't find a connection it takes an eternity to boot up. Where do I change it so it doesn't take so long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Mandrake Control Center>System>DrakXServices and uncheck network at boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Kenneth Posted January 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 But I also use eth0 for internet. I just don't want it to take so long when my internet is off or down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 nothing you can do about it, as far as i know. unless you give your system a static IP, which would only work if you had a router or something hooked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 well if everything is configured rt, and you have all the updates, it shouldn't take very long at all. The only time it takes a long time for me is when I have no net configured, or the config is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Good Lord It would be easier if you describe your network. Is the PC plugged into anything else or just the modem/touter for internet. You can do a few things, the main question is are any of them worth the time. Its possible gfor the NIC to report if its plugged in or not and if not not try and get a dhcp address, You could assign it static if your modem will allow etc. etc. If you use it for nothing but internet then you can set it only to come up as part of the internet connection scripts.... but then iot will take longer to connect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Good Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Kenneth Posted January 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 (edited) Heh. I have a wireless network I use (wlan0) but I'm working out the kinks in getting that working. All I have to do is type in "ipcfg wlan0 up" and it works, anyone know what I should do to fix it? Maybe something in a startup script? Anyway, I'm also connected via CAT5 to my brother's computer, which runs Windows XP /w connection sharing. It's also connected with wireless, which is where my connection ultimately comes from, but the wireless works fine on Windows... When his computer is down, quite simply, no internet for me. And that means long boot-up times as well. Edited January 26, 2004 by Lord Kenneth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.