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“Waiting for network configuration” adding 3 to 5 minutes to boot time

I get the following pieces of information at the startup, takes about 3 to 5 minutes, while normally about 1 minute: Waiting network configuration Booting system without full network configuration ...
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How do I boot Ubuntu from the network without installing?

The scenario: At work I have to shred data on old PCs (not my main responsibility). What I do is I boot from the Live-CD, choose Try Ubuntu, open the terminal and sudo shred -v -n10 /dev/sda. This way ...
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4answers
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“waiting for network configuration” Problem

This problem happens sometimes when ubuntu starts up. You can't really boot to the interface sometimes. Splash Screen with the 5 dots and a message saying: waiting for network configuration ...
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add default route on boot [closed]

I'm trying to add a default route on my ppp0 connection, I want the default route points to that connection. I tried to add it in /etc/rc.local but I don't think that is the right place to do so. I ...
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2answers
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Making ubuntu try-able by other systems on the network using Network Boot?

I'm wondering if a ubuntu pc can act as a server to provide the ability to network boot ubuntu's live cd to other system(s) in the network. To make my question more clear: From Wikipedia's article ...
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1answer
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Is dhclient.conf used during boot when bringing up network interfaces?

I am running Ubuntu 11.10 32bit Server on a single-board computer. I want the option of using the Ethernet interface (eth0) as a backend to control the computer if it's connected. I'm also lazy: if ...
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1answer
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'waiting for network connection' error on boot

Here is the problem: When I start my system, all the process is perfectly normal, until this message appears: 'waiting for network configuration' after that one there comes 'waiting up to 60 more ...
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0answers
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waiting for network configuration

I had no issues with my startup until i went into network manager, went to wireless, and added a wireless connection... when i restarted the pc to apply the changes, i was hit with the "waiting for ...
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2answers
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How can I configure Mythbuntu 11.10 to wait for a DCHP lease before completing boot and starting network dependent apps?

I have a clean install of Mythbuntu 11.10 acting as a frontend only. It is networked using eth0 and I have a router acting as a DHCP server on the same subnet. The frontend boots and automatically ...
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1answer
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define static routes at boot

I'm running Ubuntu desktop 10.04 and on every boot the machine cannot be accessed from outside the LAN. after running sudo route add default gw 192.168.1.1 everything works as expected. Is there any ...
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0answers
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Every time I boot Ubuntu I have to create my network share again

I think that it might be because the share is on a second hard drive. I only just figured out how to edit /etc/fstab so as to automatically mount the second HDD on boot, but I still have to create ...
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1answer
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How do I boot Ubuntu from the network?

Is there an easy way to boot ubuntu from network a.k.a. PXE? I would like to setup a PXE server, connect an old laptop (without cdrom nor working usb-boot-option) to the network and boot Ubuntu ...
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1answer
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Are these dmesg gaps causing my 12.04 to boot up slowly?

I am having a really slow boot on ubuntu 12.04. Below is my dmesg log's major gaps: [3.704928] EXT4-fs (sda6): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null) [26.933486] ...
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1answer
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Does Ubuntu allow me to get a synced login screen on boot that can be used by multiple computers?

I might be setting up Ubuntu for a small school, but this school has an existing Windows network that allows students to log in before actually entering the desktop. Each student has a small folder ...
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0answers
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network interface doesn't come up at boot 12.04

I have to disable networkmanager and enable eth0 (and virtual IP for eth0:0) Following this link the eth0 comes up at boot but the eth0:0 does not. which enables the safefail and makes the system ...
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0answers
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In the recovery menu, how do i Enable Networking and then go into the root shell prompt?

Whenever i click on "Enable Networking" it just seems to open me up to a permanent command prompt, not letting me go through any of the Recovery Menu options. I'm pretty sure it's a simple solution, ...
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0answers
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How to make my upgraded Ubuntu boot again (with what seems a correct Grub)?

After upgrading Ubuntu from versions 11.10 to 12.04, my server won't boot anymore. I suspected it was a Grub issue so I enabled my provider's recovery mode to log in and fix Grub. Somewhat like this: ...
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1answer
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How can I make the network boot before mountall in 12.10?

How can I make the network boot service come up before mountall loads network shares in 12.10? Currently, mountall attempts to mount network shares before the network drivers are loaded during the ...
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1answer
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usb0 makes for an extremely slow boot

I got a brand new Lenovo Thinkpad T530 from my work recently, with xubuntu installed on it. It's extremely snappy, apart from booting. The moment it's slow (~2 minutes) is between entering my password ...
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0answers
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Ubuntu - taking ages to boot at network section

Every time I reboot my ubuntu server that acts as my network gateway/router (two physical NICS), it waits the full extra 60 seconds to load network details. This suggests there is a configuration ...
0
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1answer
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What is the easiest way to host a CD-ROM drive or ISO through a network (for booting/install)

So this is something ive wanted to learn (Network booting) but It seems everytime I look it up, there is something unnecessarily complex or its just obscure, So I figure id post it here and try to ...
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1answer
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Network Card not initializing before startup programs.

I am using Ubuntu 12.4. I am using this machine to display a webpage. I have installed the MKISOK plug in for Fire Fox and set Fire Fox to open on start up. The issue I am running into is it seems ...
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xubuntu 12.04 slow boot

My xubuntu 12.04 fresh installed boots takes over 30 seconds to boot. Here the first big gap in dmesg: [ 1.984795] firewire_core: created device fw0: GUID 000ae4060034203a, S400 [ 2.336568] ...
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0answers
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How to speedup “boot” network configuration [closed]

After the upgrade to Kubuntu 11.10 the boot takes much longer. Especially, the boot is idling for a long time trying to configure the network and only continues after first saying that it will try ...