Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Chris Forsyth <chris.forsyth@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] long boot time with network cable
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 04:32:57
Message-Id: 44F27150.6020705@earthlink.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] long boot time with network cable by "Bo Ørsted Andresen"
1 I merge ifplugd, I rebooted and it still took forever for the dchp
2 timeout. I then tried emerging the netplug and it also didn't help? Did
3 I need update a config file somewhere?
4
5 Chris
6
7 Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote:
8 > On Monday 28 August 2006 06:09, Chris Forsyth wrote:
9 >
10 >> Hey everyone
11 >> I'm hoping there is an easy fix for this. Almost done with the
12 >> install on my notebook (X-server and KDE left) but during boot if I
13 >> don't have a my network cable plugged in it takes forever. Is there
14 >> anyway to break the DHCP request during boot? I rather not use a static
15 >> IP address.
16 >>
17 >
18 > # emerge -va ifplugd
19 >
20 > Alternatively netplug should do the same thing but I have only used ifplugd.
21 >
22 >
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] long boot time with network cable Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>