Ludwig Nussel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Andreas Jaeger wrote: >> Let's look what can be done for ntp - and later look at other >> services. Note the ntp service is also usefull for machines without >> network (serial DCF77 clock). Right now the dispatcher script sends a >> signal to ntp if the IP address changes but during boot ntp starts >> even if network is not running. >> >> Suggestion: ntp start script should figure out if NetworkManager is >> running and if it is only start if network is up - otherwise the >> dispatcher script will start it. > > At home my ntpd starts up with no servers defined and the ip-up > script adds time servers via ntpdc IIRC. Requires that the local > clock is sufficiently exact though. I'm not sure if there is a way > to remove time servers from a running ntpd again though.
Yeah, there are some challenges to get all usecases right. >> Dial-in support for NetworkManager to support ISDN, Modem, UMTS, 3G >> cards is beeing worked on and should be ready for openSUSE 10.3. > > Whatever that means. Does it use existing config files as created by > yast? Better ask the experts, we didn't go into details, Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
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