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Hi, I am using debian etch in my laptop (Acer 5583NWXMi C2D 1.66GHz, 512MB RAM). Now when I boot the PC and when it asks for GNOME login, its taking ...
  1. 06-19-2008 #1
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    Hi,

    I am using debian etch in my laptop (Acer 5583NWXMi C2D 1.66GHz, 512MB RAM). Now when I boot the PC and when it asks for GNOME login, its taking time to get the desktop. Now here is the funny part, when I plugin my lan cable (other connected to my Gateway PC), it becomes faster and the desktop screen loads very quickly. Any idea why this happens. I cannot always take my PC everywhere I go just to speed up my laptop. Do suggest some tips. Thanks in advance.

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    Hi,

    Here is a small update after a some investigation. The system has better startup performance and I get desktop screen faster after login when the "network interfaces" are down during boot up (when the line auto eth0 is commented). When the interface is configured to be up during boot and if there is no link present (if no connection to the gateway PC), its terrible. System slows down. But if the link is up, its ok.
    My interface takes a static IP and my /etc/network/interfaces is given below:

    Code:
    auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 10.1.0.3
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        gateway 10.1.0.1
        network 10.1.0.0
    Please do suggest some tips. Thank you in advance.

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    It could be that *something* is trying to talk down the connection
    and taking a long time to time out when it is started but not
    connected.

    Boot in that manner and then run dmesg from a terminal. It will
    show any start up messages. Hopefully, this will reveal what is
    slowing it down.
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    Hi elija,

    Thanks for the sugestion. I almost figured out the issue. I once edited my /etc/hosts file while doing apache configuration. I removed 127.0.1.1 entry from it. Thought it was not needed. When I included this IP with hostname 'etch-lap', it worked. Now its fast and good. Can you tell me the significance of this entry?

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    This seems to say that it is OK

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    Hi elijah,

    Thanks for the link. Appreciate it.

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