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From: Kerin Millar <kerframil@×××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] another "headless device"-question: In search of the LAN
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:07:04
Message-Id: 542AAAEB.1050703@fastmail.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] another "headless device"-question: In search of the LAN by meino.cramer@gmx.de
1 On 30/09/2014 12:49, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
2 > Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> [14-09-30 12:44]:
3 >> On Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:39:06 +0200, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
4 >>
5 >>>>> [I] sys-apps/ifplugd
6 >>>>> Available versions:
7 >>>>> 0.28-r9 [doc selinux]
8 >>>>> Installed versions: 0.28-r9(11:14:57 12/18/10)(-doc)
9 >>>>> Homepage:
10 >>>>> http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/ifplugd/ Description:
11 >>>>> Brings up/down ethernet ports automatically with cable detection
12 >>
13 >>>> and another alternative would be sys-apps/netplug
14 >>
15 >>> WHOW! That all sounds much more easier than I have dreamt of!
16 >>> I did not thought, that such software exists already -- and therefore
17 >>> did not search for it...
18 >>
19 >> If you use openrc, you only need to install one of these programs, not
20 >> configure or set it to run. OpenRC detects that one of these programs is
21 >> available and uses it to do exactly what you need.
22 >>
23 >>
24 >> --
25 >> Neil Bothwick
26 >>
27 >> We are upping our standards - so up yours.
28 >
29 > ...ok, it works!
30 > ...nearly... ;)
31 >
32 >
33 >
34 > Unfortunately, ntp-client is configured via rc-update (added to
35 > "default") but after plugging in LAN the interface eth0 comes
36 > up and I have access via ssh...but the date is set to the beginnig
37 > of the UNIX epoch.
38 > I have to call ntp-client by hand.
39
40 If you know that net.eth0 is specifically required to be up for
41 ntp-client to work, you should render OpenRC aware of the fact:
42
43 echo 'rc_need="net.eth0"' >> /etc/conf.d/ntp-client
44
45 --Kerin

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