[G4] G4 startup very slow when connected to ethernet.

[tigerk]

Tiger K

> I have a G4 running OS9.2
> When I connect the machine to my network the startup takes perhaps
> half-an-hour and 
> once near reaching the standard desktop/finder performance (such as mouse
> movement) crawls along.
> When I disconnect from the router the problem disappears. No other PC or Mac
> or wireless AP on the router have any problems.
> Lately the machine has also been giving me the floppy-disc-question-mark
> icon on startup and after a minute or two finds the startup drive.
> 
> Do these point to basic underlying problem or are there simple explanations
> for each ? 
> 
> I've reset PRAM and rebuilt desktops.
> 
> The other hardware in the machine is a Digidesign TDM system (2 cards plus a
> SCSI card) and a dual monitor Jeronimo J2000 Appian card.
> The system has been running fine for the past 3 years.
> 
> Tips/hints/suggestions welcome.
> 
> Peter, Dublin, Ireland.
> 
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Peter,
           Many times with Digidesign-as applications are added to the G4
that might not nessessarily have anything to do directly with Pro Tools, the
"Preferences" get a little tweeked!. Trash the router prefs' and Digi prefs'
and restart. If the prefs don't reload at start-up, then replace them from
your applications install disks.........My G4 goes through this every so
often, and I use Pro Tools also.

                                              Tiger K NYC