TITLE
    Mac OS X Server: Delays in Starting up With 4-Port Ethernet Card
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		60155
3/17/99
5/29/00
TOPIC

    With a 4-port Ethernet card installed, the first few times Mac OS X Server starts up seem to take a long time.

DISCUSSION

    The default setting for the Ethernet ports is to use BootP. The computer will wait two minutes for a response from a BootP server. On a computer with a 4-port Ethernet card, this can result in a total of 10 minutes (two minutes for each port) of waiting. Once all the ports are configured properly or disabled if not in use, this will no longer occur.

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X Server
Sub Category: Troubleshooting

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