Alternatively, instead of disabling the NIC you may want to assign a fixed IP address ''192.168.0.1'' with a mask ''255.255.255.0'' for instance. This will make your system is not waiting for DHCP reply anymore.
For this setup and for disablib the NIC, use the MCC, Mandrake Control Center. Have your root password handy. HTH Peter -----Original Message----- From: Jim Snyder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 1:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Joseph Braddock Subject: Re: [newbie] slow boot Yes, I did the cmos thing, etc. It must be the network card. How do I stop the network from loading at startup? Thank you On Sunday 17 November 2002 06:46 pm, Joseph Braddock wrote: > On Sun, 2002-11-17 at 07:41, Jim Snyder wrote: > > Hi > > > > I recently loaded mandrake 9.0 and am thrilled with it overall. I > > have had some problems with a HP CD-writer that I finally unplugged > > as I have another USB HP CD-RW that works fine. I am suspecting a > > problem from doing this. > > > > When Linux boots, it pauses for a few minutes finding module > > dependencies and then proceeds to boot up quickly after that. Is > > there any particular reason for this? I have a network card > > installed but have no other computers connected currently. Could > > that be causing this also? > > > > Many thanks in advance > > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > It sounds like it is waiting for something to time out before it can > proceed. Is there still a reference to the old CD-writer in you > /etc/fstab? What about, after disconnecting the drive (both power AND > data cable, right?), did you remove it from the CMOS settings if it > was originally manually set (versus auto-detect)? I had a problem > with a failed floppy disk (actually, the cable was loose). The boot > process would hang while trying to access the device. I replaced the > cable and all was well. > > It could also be your network card. Unless you told Mandrake > otherwise, during the install, I believe it tries to look for a dhcp > and dns server. If you aren't using the network card at this time, > you can always tell it to not load at startup and see if that improves > the boot time. > > Joeb
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