[Bug 950662] Re: Waiting for network message on bootup when all network devices are up

[meiradarocha]

Since Ubuntu 11.04 this message appear at boot, if there are static networks in /etc/network/interfaces. 
The bug (I prefer call it "bad coding") continues in Ubuntu 12.04.

I had a static firewire network in /etc/network/interfaces:

auto firewire0
iface firewire0 inet static
   address 192.168.0.6
   netmask 255.255.255.0
   network 192.168.0.0
   gateway 192.168.0.1
   broadcast 192.168.0.255

To avoid 2 minutes delay, I edit /etc/init/failsafe.conf and comment the
sleeps:

    # Plymouth errors should not stop the script because we *must* reach
    # the end of this script to avoid letting the system spin forever
    # waiting on it to start.
	$PLYMOUTH message --text="Waiting for network configuration..." || :
	#sleep 40

	$PLYMOUTH message --text="Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network configuration..." || :
	#sleep 59
	$PLYMOUTH message --text="Booting system without full network configuration..." || :

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Title:
  Waiting for network message on bootup when all network devices are up

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Machine is an Asus EeePC 900, running a fresh (post-beta1) install of
  Precise.

  I get a "waiting for network" message on bootup, even though eth0 is
  connected and wlan0 is active and within range of the access point.
  Commenting out lines in /etc/network/interfaces doesn't make any
  difference.

  The message doesn't appear every time but bootup is still annoyingly
  slow.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: upstart 1.4-0ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic-pae 3.2.9
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Mar  9 22:19:09 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120306)
  SourcePackage: upstart
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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