[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > > I'm using the MDK 8.2 on my laptop (Inspiron 8200), where I'm using > DHCP. But when I start my laptop outside of my network, the eth0 > activation make a bunch of retry to find a DHCP server before cancelling > ( Time-out after 1 minute or something like that). Is it possible to > find a fix for this? Detect the cable maybe ? Start the dhcp client in > background ? Shorter Time-out ?
Well, starting dm before network may be an option, but this issue is one of the irritating problems with linux. Maybe the final solution it something like serel, which can start multiple service simultaneously, but tracking dependencies. But maybe the timeout can be reduced. If you don't get an IP in 10 seconds, you're not going to get an IP in 2 minutes. -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
