Bob:
Had a similar problem that I fixed on 10.2.8 by going into Directory
Access in the Utilities folder and turning off networking protocols
that I wasn't using (NetInfo for one). Rebooted and the problem was
gone. I think another poster on this list made that suggestion (If I
recall, it was
Waiting for network initialization at start up. it sits there for
2 minutes. I followed the apple articles of 106797 and 106796, but
still I'm still waiting...
Other suggestions, i.e. with appletalk setups, don't seem to apply to
my setup.
Wallstreet 10.2.8
ADSL TCP/IP pppoe IP privided by PPP