boot and eth0

[BMK1st]

Hi,

I used the search engine to look for this problem when the boot process takes too long at eth0 then reprocess. I got 298 hits and most of them aren't related to my problem.

I checked this thread, http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=012558

But I dont know if I should try that. I don't want to lose my network connection.

I'm at home, using Redhat 7.1 and dsl modem via switch. I wrote the command, /usr/usbin/adsl-start in rc2.d so it can connect once the boot is completed.

I want to know what ways to make boot go fast and not hang on eth0. Thanks.

[mrBen]

IIRC boot will hang on eth0 if it is having problems locating the DHCP server. Are you using DHCP for your 'net connection? Do you get to choose servers? Sounds to me like one of the servers is not responding very well to the request for IP (or that you have static IP server, and shouldn't be probing for a dynamic IP in the first place ;))

[BMK1st]

I don't have dhcp server in my home network. I turned dhcp on so it may get dynamix IP addresses from my local ISP. I added ISP's Primary and Secondary servers' static IPs to my pppoe settings. So it can assign IP to my machine.

What can I fix to avoid the problem of eth0 being hanged during boot process?

[DMR]

Originally posted by BMK1st:
<STRONG>I don't have dhcp server in my home network. I turned dhcp on so it may get dynamix IP addresses from my local ISP. I added ISP's Primary and Secondary servers' static IPs to my pppoe settings. So it can assign IP to my machine.</STRONG>DHCP and PPPoE are two different protocols which provide the same basic functionality, but in different ways; you should use one or the other, but not both. Which protocol you need is determined by which your ISP uses.