On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 10:46:59, Scott Frazer wrote: Hi,
> >> 1. When using the Broadcom NetXtreme 1000 Card (I Think that's it) > the > >> DHCP on udhcpc is still too fast if you plug the machine into a fast > >> port (100/1000). Can we adjust the script to either try DHCP after a > > >> 5 second wait, maybe in a loop? or increase that sanity time before > >> attempting dhcp. I know it's a bit already. > > > >So DHCP itself fails? Sure, we can put in in a loop. Actually, that > >would allow us to completely eliminate the initial 5-second pause for > >systems which do not need it. > > > >I really wish I knew exactly what we were waiting for, exactly. > >I hate random delays. > > Is it possible the delay is for spanning-tree calculations? If the > swtich port the machine is hooked up to allows something like Cisco's > "portfast" directive perhaps the delay wouldn't be necessary? > Yes, we have had this problem, not just with UA but also more general. Setting: spanning-tree portfast on the port solved the problem. Read more here: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/itg_v1/tr1923.htm#xtocid50 Best wishes Lars -- Lars Anderson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Faculty of Social Sciences http://www.business.aau.dk/~lsa/ Aalborg University Voice: +45 96358225, Fax: +45 98153505 Denmark Office: Fib4-117 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ unattended-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-devel
