Re: [gentoo-user] ntp-client starting before net.eth0

[John Jolet]

On Sep 9, 2005, at 5:13 PM, Dave Nebinger wrote:

>>> So shouldn't it wait till the network has started and I have an
>>> IP address
>>> from ifplugd?
>>>
>>
>> Well, isn't the problem here that the network isn't being
>> requested to
>> start (until ntp tries to make a connection, which of course
>> attempts to
>> start it, but then it's too late)?
>>
>
> [snip]
>
>
>> So I would suggest
>>
>> rc-update add net.eth0 default
>>
>
> Slightly off...
>
> ifplugd is used to bring a network connection up/down when the
> network device is plugged in or unplugged.  So the OP doesn't want
> net.eth0 starting at boot automatically because the cable might not
> be plugged in at the time.
>
> Unfortunately that's as much as I know about ifplugd.  I do know
> that the gentoo network scripts will ensure that the "provide net"
> flag is defined that ntp-client relies upon to do it's thing.
>
> What I don't know is how integrated ifplugd is with the gentoo
> network scripts, if it too ensures the "provide net" flag is
> specified.  Nor do I know if, upon cable switching from eth0 to
> eth1 for example, the network services that were previously tied to
> eth0 would be restarted to now use eth1...
>
> I'm willing to gues that in the OP's case the ifplugd is not
> setting the "provide net" flag correctly and/or it is setting the
> flag before a cable is actually connected.  In any case it's
> probably down & dirty with the gentoo networking scripts to figure
> out how to get the timing to work right...

ifplugd seems to have the ability to do whatever you want when the  
interface gets link and loses it, couldn't you just add the ntp- 
client call in the actions script (as specified in the /etc/conf.d/ 
ifplugd file?).  I just installed ifplugd today, so am by no means an  
expert...
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