I also have a couple of non-systemd box connected to the same modem, and
they boot to a desktop without the wait.

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 6:53 AM, Simon Hobson <linux@???>
wrote:

> Ozi Traveller <ozitraveller@???> wrote:
>
> > There's certainly a pause when boot, if my modem hasn't quite connected.
> >
> > And if I start the modem first, so it's connected properly, then it just
> boots.
>
> That could be something much more mundane.
> If you have no internet connection, or worse, and IP address but no
> connectivity then DNS lookups can timeout. If you have no connection (ie no
> interface up and configured) at all then they will fail, but if you have a
> connection (any interface up and configured) then the DNS query will be
> made - but will timeout if there isn't connectivity to allow it to be
> answered.
>
> It's a fairly common issue, across a lot of areas. I've seen it on boards
> (remember them ?), lists, forums along the line of "when I
> [telnet|ssh|something] to ${system} then it pauses for 30s before
> connecting". It's often because the host is trying to do a lookup on the IP
> address of the client, but it's neither failing nor succeeding.
>
> The same can apply to other stuff - eg something trying to contact a
> server out on the internet.
>
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