Linux laptop configuration

[Lee Einer]

I fixed this problem by going into Control Center, then Services, and 
setting the internet and network functions to not start on boot.

Lee

Mark Phillips wrote:

>I don't know if this is the problem, but my old redhat system use to do
>this because it was trying to start sendmail, but I had not configured
>it (nor did I want it installed, but it appeared as a "standard
>option"). After I disabled and removed sendmail, the long delay went
>away. You may want to check all the programs that are starting to make
>sure all of them are needed and configured.
>
>Mark Phillips
>Phillips Marketing, Inc.
>480 945-0798 office
>480 945-9197 fax
>mark@phillipsmarketing.biz
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of David
>Huerta
>Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 3:55 AM
>To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>Subject: RE: Linux laptop configuration
>
>
>
>"Last issue- the system hangs for awhile on boot. I think it is waiting 
>for an internet or LAN connection through the built-in NIC. I may want 
>to share an internet connection by installing a second NIC in my desktop
>
>and enabling internet sharing. I would like the laptop to not take 
>forever to boot, but would like to set it up so I can jack into my 
>desktop and browse the internet, etc. How can I set this up so that the 
>laptop does not look for an internet or LAN connection on start-up, but 
>does look for a connection when I want it to?"
>
>Lee Einer
>
>
>This was something that's been "fixed" in Mandrake 9.1, which doesn't
>hang on attempting to configure eth0 (network connection).
>
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