Want to make PC stand alone

I want to make a Win98se PC stand alone (temporarily). I notice when it
starts up without the network cable plugged in, it can take many minutes to
boot. If during such a wait the cable is plugged in, the PC comes to life
and boot completes.

Can I toggle network connectivity so that boot-up works promptly whether
connected or not?

Stephen Ford

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Stephen Ford"
<stephen_ford_NOSPAM_@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>I want to make a Win98se PC stand alone (temporarily). I notice when it
>starts up without the network cable plugged in, it can take many minutes to
>boot. If during such a wait the cable is plugged in, the PC comes to life
>and boot completes.
>
>Can I toggle network connectivity so that boot-up works promptly whether
>connected or not?
>
>Stephen Ford

Two ways to avoid the delay when no network cable is plugged in:

1. Disable the network card in Device Manager.

or:

2. Assign the network card a static IP address so that it doesn't
wait for a DHCP server to assign a dynamic IP address.
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> 1. Disable the network card in Device Manager.

This works fine. Thanks.

S.