[Touch-packages] [Bug 1737998] Re: trying to bind on all interfaces is a good default, but fails on ipv6 link local

2018-02-11 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for ntp (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu.

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1737998] Re: trying to bind on all interfaces is a good default, but fails on ipv6 link local

2017-12-13 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
Thanks a lot Simon for your thoughts - this is exactly what I was looking for. "On a hypervisor, binding on link local IPs is undesirable IMHO" Thats what I thought as well But - if there is valid use of link locals in general - as I was unsure of and you as well suggest there might be folks

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1737998] Re: trying to bind on all interfaces is a good default, but fails on ipv6 link local

2017-12-13 Thread Simon Déziel
On a hypervisor, binding on link local IPs is undesirable IMHO and that's why I always added a similar ignore to the one you proposed. That said, NTP works well over link local addresses so some folks are probably using it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1737998] Re: trying to bind on all interfaces is a good default, but fails on ipv6 link local

2017-12-13 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
Ok I debugged more and it seems that the situation where i was unable to bind is the special one. I usually got this now: Dec 13 15:24:31 bionic-test-kvm ntpd[6142]: Listen normally on 8 vnet0 [fe80::fc54:ff:fe46:80ed%10]:123 Dec 13 15:24:31 bionic-test-kvm ntpd[6142]: new interface(s)

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1737998] Re: trying to bind on all interfaces is a good default, but fails on ipv6 link local

2017-12-13 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
Reading more into [1] and [2] I'm not 100% if ntp just has an issue or if in general we should mask this interface type like: interface ignore fe80::/64 [1]: https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/miscopt.html#interface [2]:

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1737998] Re: trying to bind on all interfaces is a good default, but fails on ipv6 link local

2017-12-13 Thread ChristianEhrhardt
This looks promising https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/miscopt.html#interface -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1737998 Title: trying to bind on all