[Bug 881079] Re: FIXED: spurious "Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network configuration" message at startup, but all network devices are up

[Steve Langasek]

On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 09:58:18AM -0000, Roberto Gordo Saez wrote:
> Please note there is a problem with removable network devices (usually
> usb). The file /etc/init/network-interface.conf "causes network devices
> to be brought up or down as a result of hardware being added or
> removed", as its own comment says, but they must be configured as "auto"
> in /etc/network/interfaces

If you have network devices that are not always present, which you want to
be autoconfigured when they are, it may be better to configure them with
NetworkManager instead of with ifupdown.

> For removable network devices, there should be a method of bringing them
> up and down correctly without requiring them to be plugged at boot. It
> was working on previous releases of Ubuntu, probably because there was
> no delay at boot for missing devices.

It still works, it just introduces a delay.  You can certainly edit the
upstart job to remove / reduce the delay, if that works better for your
environment.

A more complete fix for the problem of ifupdown starting of
sometimes-available network interfaces is unlikely to happen any time soon,
I'm afraid.

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Title:
  FIXED: spurious "Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network
  configuration" message at startup, but all network devices are up

Status in “console-common” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “console-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “console-common” source package in Oneiric:
  Triaged
Status in “console-tools” source package in Oneiric:
  Triaged
Status in “upstart” source package in Oneiric:
  Fix Released
Status in “console-common” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “console-tools” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “upstart” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  SRU justification: any delays in running the rc-sysinit script cause a
  spurious message to appear on the plymouth boot splash saying that the
  boot is waiting for the network to become available when it really
  isn't.  This is confusing and misleading to users.

  At bootup, while displaying the Ubutu logo, it says waiting for
  network configuration. Then it says: "Waiting up to 60 more seconds
  for network configuration", but seems to be stuck until enter key is
  pressed. Out of the syslog file it seems like it tries to start the
  wireless network already at bootup, but fails since the key to the
  network is only available in my user account after logging in.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: network-manager 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.21-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen slik fil eller filkatalog
  Date: Mon Oct 24 21:36:06 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback

   iface wwan0 inet dhcp
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.0.0.138 dev wlan0  proto static
   10.0.0.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.0.0.1  metric 2
   169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0  scope link  metric 1000
  Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen slik fil eller filkatalog
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (7 days ago)

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