[LBo] 1.7. Exercises

[Billy Pollifrone]

mike sullivan wrote:
> Anita Lewis wrote:
>>> <http://linuxbasics.org/media//course/book/caution.gif> *Linux
>>> expects to be networked* : Not using the network or configuring it
>>> incorrectly may result in slow startup.
>> <snip>
>>> But if you chose not to have networking installed shouldn't matter
>>> this early in the process.
>>
>> I'll take a stab at this.  The system needs a network set up in order
>> for many programs to work.  That may be as simple as a local loop. It
>> doesn't mean that you must have your computer connected to another
>> computer, either locally or over the Internet.

I think that if the distro installs a dhcpclient that doesn't background
the request process, this could delay booting by 60 seconds waiting for
that to timeout. IIRC, ubuntu tries to contact the NTP server at bootup
which could cause delays. The statement is true that it *may* cause
delays in startup.

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Billy Pollifrone
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