Comment 22 for bug 847782

Excerpts from PeterPall's message of Sat Oct 08 11:16:29 UTC 2011:
> I understand that the first time after installation it makes sense for the system to wait for a network connection before booting. If the installer removes the line in /etc/network/interfaces telling the system about networks most users won't ever find out about this. But -
> What happens if somebody just needs a line in /etc/network/interfaces. Or - as I did - added a static network communication to avoid problems with the router or because it was needed to get the system in a sane state again after one updates from one ubuntu alpha to another?
>
> Since the user won't know the reason why the system is waiting for a
> network and other OSes have strange boot delays that seem to have been
> introduced intentionally chances aren't 100% that he will eventually end
> up here and know what to do to fix the problem.

Its my hope that the user would report this message and those who are
supporting that user would know immediately what the problem is and help
them solve it. Since it only happens once one has deliberately modified
the network configuration of the machine, it seems like a good idea to
direct the user to the machine's network configuration as the source of
the boot up wait.