Clock synchro at bootup

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> I've got also a question concerning clock synchronisation at boot time.
> 
> I don't want to disable the connection to the server, but sometimes, 
> when I'm booting my laptop without an existing network, it is for me a 
> little bit frustrating in front of users of the "other system" to wait 
> for more than a minute until the boot process continues...;-(
> 
> Is there any option somewhere to shorten the time, the machine is 
> waiting for connection to the server?
> 
> Hagen

I seem to remember seeing the exact same question some time ago.
I think the answer was that DHCP is sometimes very slow to respond, so
they put a very long time out, as a consequence.
I think there is a way to specify a shorter time out. 

Search the archive, or wait for someone with a better recollection of
the detailled procedure than me, to speak up... ;o)


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Vince