On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 01:49:55AM +0100, Bruno Voigt wrote: > I'm running debian/unstable on my laptop and often the LAN/WLAN is not > connected (yet) > when the system is starting up - including NTPD. > > NTPD then seems to discard all unreachable server entries and ends up > with no peers left. > In some googled doc I found the ntp.conf option "dynamic" to tell it > that some peers may become available later on, > but the debian ntpd doesnt't seem to understand it - or I don't know how > to use it correctly. > > What is the best way to configure the ntpd in such an environment ?
How about calling the init.d script from /etc/network/interfaces? I mean, there is little need for having the deamon running while offline and providing that your clock does not drift too much, that should do it. jacques
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