On 2009-01-05 11:14 +0100, Tristan Terpelle wrote: > On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:06:19 +0800, Deephay <tudo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Greetings all, >> >> I found the "Configuring network interface" step in the boot >> sequence takes quite some time recently, does anyone have the same >> problem or any advice? Thanks in advance. >> >> Deephay >> > > I've had the same problem on Ubuntu 8.10. When my laptop didn't have a LAN > connection, it would easily take 30 seconds to get past the network config. > > > I checked /etc/network/interfaces and removed the lines > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > because I have WICD manage my network connections. > > So I figure the cause of the delay is the DHCP client not getting a > response and waiting for the timeout period.
I don't think this is the problem. Rather, changed udev rules are responsible for that, you can see a report on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/192845. Short summary: moving /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules out of the way and rebooting should fix it. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
