Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: "Bo Ørsted Andresen" <bo.andresen@××××.dk>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] long boot time with network cable
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 04:17:21
Message-Id: 200608280615.24361.bo.andresen@zlin.dk
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] long boot time with network cable by Chris Forsyth
1 On Monday 28 August 2006 06:09, Chris Forsyth wrote:
2 > Hey everyone
3 > I'm hoping there is an easy fix for this. Almost done with the
4 > install on my notebook (X-server and KDE left) but during boot if I
5 > don't have a my network cable plugged in it takes forever. Is there
6 > anyway to break the DHCP request during boot? I rather not use a static
7 > IP address.
8
9 # emerge -va ifplugd
10
11 Alternatively netplug should do the same thing but I have only used ifplugd.
12
13 --
14 Bo Andresen

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] long boot time with network cable Chris Forsyth <chris.forsyth@×××××××××.net>