DSL-N :: Hang @ DHCP broadcasting for IP.

I'm trying DSL-N in Virtual-PC 2007 with view to doing a HD install on an old machine at home. ( I already use DSL on an old laptop as a live web server )

The problem is DSL-N hangs at boot time if I configure virtualPC with a network card. I saw the answer about entering the option at the boot screen to disable the dhcp lookup but now I've done a HD install and I picked Lilo

So now I'm stuck.
Is the cause of this problem know ?
Is it likely to happen on my home machine ?

NOTE: Booting the DSL with virtualPC works and DHCP works and gave me an IP address.