[ntp:hackers] bug/quirk in ISC device iteration code or NTP's usage of it

Danny Mayer mayer at ntp.isc.org
Thu Aug 30 04:12:51 UTC 2007


Hal Murray wrote:
> No IPv4 devices seems a bit strange.  I'd expect at least 127.0.0.1 to be 
> setup by the time ntpd gets started.
> 

Not really. The problem is that until you configure the network you
don't even have loopback. This is because you need to load the IP stack
first as well as the drivers. By not starting the Network Manager early
enough there are no interfaces whatsoever.

Danny


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