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Old 09-18-2010, 03:43 PM   #1
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Starting network takes a while...


Hi Forum

So, I have set up another arch Box... so far so good... enabled my wireless...

In fact, I am typing from it right now...

but when i boot, network start takes a while... I would like it to be faster...

here's my rc.conf :

Code:
#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
#   in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Lisbon"
KEYMAP="pt-latin1"
CONSOLEFONT="lat4a-12"
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=( lib80211 wl !b43 !ssb )

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="iskandhar"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
#
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#

#Static IP example
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth1="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0 eth1)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)

# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal dbus wicd gpm network netfs crond)
What should I do for this to be faster...?

And another thing... is there a way to enable wicd under fluxbox...?

BRGDS

Alex
 
Old 09-18-2010, 05:46 PM   #2
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What is eth0, and what is eth1?
 
Old 09-18-2010, 06:10 PM   #3
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What is eth0, and what is eth1?
Hi

eth0 is my wifi, ( broadcom BCM 4312 ) eth1 is my ethernet ( realtek RTL8169/8110 Gigabit Ethernet )
 
Old 09-19-2010, 06:24 AM   #4
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Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux-Networking and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.
 
Old 09-19-2010, 09:43 AM   #5
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Is the ethernet card connected to a network with a working DHCP server? If not, then your delay is probably because the system is waiting for it to get an IP by DHCP, which it won't get. Change
Code:
INTERFACES=(lo eth0 eth1)
to
Code:
INTERFACES=(lo eth0 !eth1)
to stop the eth1 interface being brought up at boot. You can still bring it up manually with ifup or ifconfig.
 
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