XServe boot too fast?

OK, was having some issues with the server booting last week, and I was told this by the other tech.
"The reason the original server partition was having issues was that the intel Xserves are known for booting too fast. Yeah, that's right, they startup too fast. The launchd and configd starts loading all the things like DNS, mDNS, kerberos, and auth server components before the Xserve has even negotiated it's IP or got an active link to the switch."
Right off the bat I smelled bullcrap, but I thought I would come here and ask and see if it actually was a possibility. So what do you think/know? Total bull, or this is a known problem (I can't seem to find any information on it)
ThX

OK, to start. I am still fairly new to the server world and I am still learning.
The server refused to boot last week, still not sure what caused it (That was the answer I got from the other tech) but I booted off the boot backup and everything has been working ever since.
We are using a NetGeat 48pt switch (And 2 more 24 ports, and a netgear ISP failover, and a few other 5 port switches, and a software firewall running on an old compaq (With ALL ports open).... GOd, its a mess!). Thankfully, servers will be redone next weekend and the new Hardware Firewall will be isntalled as well (I went with the SonicWall PRO 2040).
"is really an answer from a non-Mac-knowledgable tech with just enough knowledge to be dangerous."
You know him? LOL. He has been working with Macs for years, but I think he started on UNIX because he does everything with Terminal (Did I mention ROOT is enabled on all 3 of our servers, even with an outside connection!). It scares me lol
Anyway, I thought that the answer (Along with many others) sounded very fishy so I thought I would come and see if anybody else had heard of this 'issue'.
Thanks for making me feel not so Kray-Z

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