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MusclePup
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 Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:19 am Post subject: DHCP Timeout |
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Hello...
Could anyone give me a tip/hint on how to setup a DHCP timeout... I have used rc-update add net.eth0 default and when my connection is unplugged boot up takes a very long time. Can I set up a time out so that it does not wait so long for DHCP ?
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inode77
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:37 am Post subject: |
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I think you're better using something like this:
| Code: | * sys-apps/ifplugd
Latest version available: 0.26
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of downloaded files: 135 kB
Homepage: http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/ifplugd/
Description: Brings up/down ethernet ports automatically with cable detection
License: GPL-2
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If you set the DHCP timing too short you won't get an address on a slow network.
I took about 30 to 50 seconds where I studied until I got an IP. (That's slow  ) |
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Mr Faber
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You can enabled multi tasking for init scripts. I don't know if this has some bad effect on some init scripts but I think that it is enabled on the live cd too because nobody wants to wait so long if he has no DHCP 
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/etc/conf.d/rc
change:
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RC_PARALLEL_STARTUP="no"
for:
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RC_PARALLEL_STARTUP="yes"
This will start all the services at the same moment, not one after the other.
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