On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:20:22 +0300 sergey <sergey_i...@rambler.ru> wrote:
> I have a computer with Debian 6 and router with DHCP server. > When I turn on router first and then computer - network works without any > problems. But when I turn on computer first and then router - network begin > to work only after a long timeout (nearly 5 minutes). > > I am sure that networking can be started much faster because > kernel knows exact moment when ethernet connection established. > So, Debian can try to start networking without so long timeout. > > I have not NetworkManager installed but I am sure that networking should > start fast on desktop regardless of NetworkManager existence. IMHO, this is a problem which dhclient is not supposed to solve. I would suggest to install ifplugd and remove the "auto" entry from /etc/network/interfaces for the corresponding interface (most probably eth0). Cheers, sur5r -- ceterum censeo microsoftem esse delendam.
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