Disabling eth1
 

Hi, I'm running Mandrake 10.1 CE, and I have a small issue with my boot up time.
As my machine brings up eth1 (eth0 is fine), it seems to take well over fourty seconds just for it to fail. I'm not sure if I even need eth1, so I was hoping someone would tell me how I can disable that particular service, or at least reduce the time it takes for it to time out. I know I can disable the network services from the Mandrake Control Center, but if I do, neither the eth0 nor the loopback interfaces are brought up.

Thanks in advance!

Edit /etc/network/interfaces. Where it says eth1 auto, make it noauto.

If eth0 and eth1 are different cards (manufacturer or model) and use two different modules, try adding a line with the module of eth1 you won't load to /etc/hotplug/blacklist.
ie if the card you won't load is a Realtek 8139 add
rtl8139too
This should stop probing for the card at boot
if are trhe same card it is possible you're experiencing a hardware problem
Hope this helps
Ciao

I made a mistake in my earlier post, it shouldn't be changed to "noauto", the eth1 name should just be deleted from the "auto" line. If you have a line:in /etc/network/interfaces, change it to:That should prevent eth1 from being brought up during boot up.

You can also disable the module for eth1 as described above to achieve the same thing.

Thanks for the suggestions! Now I can finally enjoy a quick boot up. :D