Karl Larsen wrote: > But even retired I would like my computer to boot up in around a minute, > not 3 hours. Karl, Take a look at your /etc/hosts file, it should like below. # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail. 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost #::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6 If it doesn't look like that, edit it, remove any lines and add those 4 lines above, and reboot. -- Eric Feldhusen Network Administrator http://www.remc1.org eric@xxxxxxxxx PO Box 270 (906) 482-4520 x239 809 Hecla St (906) 482-5031 fax Hancock, MI 49930 (906) 370 6202 mobile