Dhcp Causing Startup Hang

[Curio]

oops! My bad.
Sorry didn't read your post properly, dsl modem well in that case you most likely have a TCPIP problem - usually caused by ad/spyware. You should follow eggheads advice and possibly you may need some other tools like winsockxpfix, but cross that bridge when you reach it.

[Conan]

If you're not on a network try this:

Tweak your Network Card- If you have a network interface card and are using TCP/IP (for DSL WinPoet or whatever ) there is a 30-60 second delay at boot- up while the card finds its IP address. Give your card a permanent dummy IP address and remove this delay. (See last month for a discussion of IP addresses http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/Name.htm.) If you have a local area network or a DSL connection this may already be assigned so check this out first. Go to Control Panel|Network. Find the TCP/IP setting for your Ethernet card. (Fig. 1) Click on Properties. (Fig. 2) Change the setting from “Obtain IP address automatically” to “Specify an IP address.” In the IP Address enter a dummy address from one of the blocks reserved for private addresses like 192.168.0.1 (the 192.168.x.x block is specifically reserved for local use) or from another reserved series 10.x.x.x (Verizon DSL uses 10.255.255.10.) Check your own DSL service or your LAN setup information for an appropriate dummy address. It shouldn’t matter but I never make assumptions about such things. In the Subnet Mask enter 255.255.255.0. The technically minded can read about address allocation for private networks at http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/rfc1918.html.

Source: http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/Hurry.htm