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I upgraded my computer lately. everything is running fine except for the really long boot up times I'm getting (2 minutes) from turning on the computer till windows... I take out my network card. wala! it boots up sooo much faster. is there anything I can do to solve this problem?

Well, are you actually using your network card? Is it hooked to a network? Are you running a static IP or DHCP. If DHCP is there a DHCP server on the network? If you have the card plugged in and not connected to the network when you boot up Windows is going to look for a DHCP server if you aren't running a static IP. That would be where your delay is probably coming from.

Yeah Schwartz is right. My college LAN uses DHCP servers so when I'm there my boot up is about 45-50 seconds. When I come home however it increases to over 2 minutes while the NIC is looking for the server and eventually times out. To elimate the lag time I usually just diswable the NIC in hardware profiles while I'm not using it or just give it a static IP.

Just set your network card to a static IP of 192.168.0.1 and it will decrease boot-up times. However if you use DHCP don't do that.

hmmm...I'm using a dial-up ADSL connection at home on this computer. I'm not sure whether it uses DHCP or not but I'm using it anyway. what exactly is static IP? do I just put in any random IP address in my computer?

Go to the control panel and click on "Network". See if you are setup on "Windows Logon" or "Client for Microsoft Networks". Change to "Windows Logon". I hope this helps. Also check the bios and set your comp to boot from C only. Some motherboards can boot from the network card.

Static IP means that your machine always has the same IP address all the time, most DSL/Cable services use this, while variable (or random IP) means that every time you connect your machine has a different IP address, this usually occurs in the case of dial up modems. I wouldn't suggest just putting in any random IP address, that can mess things up, certain IP addresses are set aside for certain things (127.0.0.0 is localhost for instance).

so...wt exactly should I do to fix my problem then...considering that I have a dial up ADSL...

Good question... I dunno the answer because I am not familliar with your type of service. Is your modem connected to this Ethernet card? If so under the TCP/IP settings bound to it is it set to automaticly obtain an IP address? If your modem is hooked to the Ethernet card and it is set to automaticly obtain an address maybe it just takes a while for DHCP or some type of modem registration then DHCP to happen.

Dial up ADSL? me thinkee there is no such thing. ADSL isn't dialing anything, it should be going over a network connection. DSL uses phone lines but isn't actually dialing anything.

hm...I fixed it...I just messed around with my enternet300 (the software I use to "dial-up" to my adsl ISP) settings and it works...oh well. my TCP/IP is set to auto obtain IP and yes there is such thing as a dial up adsl. My ADSL service gives me a different IP everytime I logon =)

That's not "dial-up". Enternet acts like a dialup connection in some versions to install itself in the DUN, but there's no dialing involved. You're on a permanent connection - just logging on.

It's called PPPoE, which is Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet. Basically you have a constant connection as FP says but you have to send login info over it. It's like Dial up but it isn't. And just because you get a different IP doesn't mean you have dial-up. That is called DHCP.

oh ok @@ I didn't know that...