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How can I configure Mythbuntu 11.10 to wait for a DCHP lease before completing boot and starting network dependent apps?

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I have a clean install of Mythbuntu 11.10 acting as a frontend only. It is networked using eth0 and I have a router acting as a DHCP server on the same subnet.

The frontend boots and automatically logs on and runs Myth frontend.

However approximated every 3 out of 4 boots, the box has not yet obtained an IP address via DHCP before myth starts. This causes Myth to enter a configuration mode. If I cancel out, then Myth starts normally, as the DHCP response has been received.

How do I change the boot to wait for a DHCP response before logging on?

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answered 1 Year ago uffno · Accepted Answer

Thanks Oli, I went with your option 3, which I'll describe here in case anyone else is interested:

Uninstall the network manager in xmbc (not sure this is essential, but I don't need it):
```
# apt-get remove network-manager
```

Configure /etc/network/interfaces by adding:
```
auto eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp
```

Tell lightdm so start only when an interface other than loopback comes up, in additional to the existing trigger conditions, by changing the start trigger in /etc/init/lightdm.conf

start on ((filesystem

   and runlevel [!06]

   and started dbus

   and (drm-device-added card0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1

        or stopped udev-fallback-graphics)

   and net-device-up IFACE!=lo) 

  or runlevel PREVLEVEL=S)

I added the condition net-device-up IFACE!=lo.

So far it seems to work well.