> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Miracle > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 9:13 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: Is Linux really faster than MS Windows ? > > > Tomas Larsson wrote: > >>Michael brings up a good point. On my WinXP Laptop, where I have a > >>wireless 802.11G card, it doesn't pump the card until after > >>the login. > >>It doesn't attempt to mount network drives until after you > login. A > >>good portion of the startup is unique per user, it doesn't > >>happen until > >>after login. > > > Completely wrong. > > Networking in XP is loaded at boot time, however you have to wait > > until the boot is completed i.e. disk-access has finished. > The proof > > is that you without any problems can access shared > resources, remote > > desktop etc directly after a boot, and without any users login in. > > You need to read what I wrote and not what you think I wrote. > > On MY LAPTOP, I can watch it pump the wireless card AFTER login. I > watch it use DHCP to get its address. That card is not live > until after > boot. On my linux box, it DHCP's before the login. If your > wired and > sharing resources, sure, that happens before the login prompt. But I > never said that. I also said it doesn't attempt to mount > network drives > until after login. It can't. Windows networking requires > knowing who > you are because you have to login into the remote host. It can't do > that until it knows who you are. Windows can make its > shared resources > avaialble before login because it doesn't matter who is going > to logon > but it will not attempt to map your network drives until you login. > > Completly wrong? > > Rob > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Are we taking Pro or Home With best regards Tomas Larsson Sweden Verus Amicum Est Tamquam Alter Idem
