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Update #2:

It were the network settings. I added the ".local"-adress of the mac to the "Search Domains" in the network configuration, and now the delay on startup is gone, no matter whether or not connected to the internet.

First of all, thanks for the fast response.

I'm sorry for probably having caused some confusion.

It doesn't take a lot of time at all to gather information over the internet, in fact that is not noticeable at all.

It takes a lot of time though for UMS to accept it can't connect to the internet at ...

I'm new here, so first of all: UMS works great with my Philips BluRay-Player and Mac.
Second: Since I can't tell if this is a Mac-specific issue, I post it here too:

There is something I don't quite understand: If not connected to the Internet, it takes about a minute, before UMS even tries to ...

I'm new here, so first of all: UMS works great with my Philips BluRay-Player and Mac.
Second: Since I can't tell if this is a Mac-specific issue, I post it here too:

There is something I don't quite understand: If not connected to the Internet, it takes about a minute, before UMS even tries to ...