** Description changed: In certain situations, ubiquity writes an "auto ethN" line /etc/network/interfaces. This means that the boot up process, including - bringing up the X system by upstart, will be delayed for whatever grace - period is defined in /etc/init/failsafe.conf . This is currently 120 + bringing up the X system by upstart, will be delayed for whatever + timeout is defined in /etc/init/failsafe.conf . This is currently 120 seconds This seems to affect mostly (if not only) people who use either the - netinstall, or the alternate CD, while using a whired connection. + netinstall, or the alternate CD, while using a whired connection. Note + that a line stating "auto eth0" will prevent the network from being + considered "up", unless the ethernet card is connected to the internet. + Adding this line by hand might be a good idea for certain servers, but + for most practical use it is not needed, since network manager will + always bring up an ethernet connection via DHCP. Please see bug #839595 for more information
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