Mirce Vladimirov wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I use Linux, diferent distributions, and diferent versions > of OO. There are two things that make OO famous: > 1. It's a good aplication > 2. Has a very slow startup, and that's not a hardware issue. > > Everybody knows these two things. If it helps, i found the possible > reason : > > OO tries to connect to the internet, and in order to do so it checks > the IP settings on the computer. If there is no available net device > configured, or the network is down for any reason, it starts up very > quickly. > But, if it finds available net device, and the network is up, you > must wait up to 90 seconds. > Thats very stupid : > I have a working hardware, and working software, but it won't work > fast, to make it work fast you have to un-work the network. > > TO SOLVE THIS : edit the /etc/resolv.conf, and comment (or delete) > all lines, and the problem is solved ! But, now you got yourself a > new issue : you can't use internet. > > I wonder, why is OO connecting to the internet during every startup ? > Machines and applications should do what they are told, so if a user > says "connect to internet" then it should connect to internet. And > then OO will startup slow. Which is not good. > If a user says "do NOT connect to internet" then OO should NOT > connect to internet, and then, as I already explained, it wil startup > very fast. Which is good. > > How can I prevent it from connecting to internet, is there a setting > for > that ? > > Thanks a lot.
Wow, I've seen it take awhile to start AND find/load a document but nothing of that magnitude. XP Pro SP3, 1.5Gig RAM, 2.7GHz, 2 desktops running, single user. But my DSL modem is on a switch and I turn it on/off all the time, only 'on' essentially when I'm useing it, else 'off'. I've never noticed a startup time diff but I'll pay more attention & see. I've been watching my modem and I don't see any modem activity when it opens either. There are no indications of any data in/out when Writer starts. Is that with our without the Quickstart loaded? I have it loaded and it seems to take about 3 seconds for Writer to start to a blank page with or without the modem. And yes, I did a Restart before each opening. Are your times for opening to a blank page, or opening a file? And with or without Quickstarter loaded? What specifically are you doing and measuring? Perhaps the 'net activity you see on startup is checking for updates? Try turning it off and see what happens. Cheers, Twayne --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
