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unilx

Member

From: Fredericton,Canada

Registered: 2009-10-01

Posts: 183

Disable network search

I'm using a rocket stick so i have to connect to the net manually,as far as i know,anyway when i m booting up, the network search is slowly down my boot time and i just want to know if it can be disabled and how.Thx

slytux

Member

From: New York

Registered: 2010-09-25

Posts: 129

Re: Disable network search

If you are in the same location and know the network segment you are in you can give your box a static IP instead of waiting for it to get a DHCP lease.  Edit the relevant section in /etc/rc.conf

Most home routers are setup to be 192.168.0.1 /24  so you can have an address anywhere between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254  Make sure it doesn't conflict with another computer on your LAN.

See man ifconfig
and man ipcalc [extra]

slytux

Member

From: New York

Registered: 2010-09-25

Posts: 129

Re: Disable network search

If you don't use a router and this is the main box you connect to your ISP with, you will not be able to disable DHCP unless you request them to give you a static public IP.