PREVENT bootup dhcp?

[oaul]

I dont want want a dhcp request sent out when i startup my computer. It just messes up my wireless.

Ive always had to add my own script to sent out a request in the past but now it seems that this is done by default. Does anyone know what script is responsible for the automatic dhcp? And more importantly how do i stop it?

[Zelmo]

The script /etc/init.d/networking is responsible for bringing up all network interfaces marked 'auto' in the /etc/network/interfaces file. You can disable the networking service if you don't want any interfaces set up when you boot, and then run it manually later. Or probably the better option is to edit /etc/network/interfaces and comment out the 'auto' line that corresponds to the interface you don't want activated at boot time.