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Re: [opensuse-factory] Minutes from 2007-03-23 dist meeting
- From: Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:44:46 +0100
- Message-id: <m3slbutzm9.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@xxxxxxx> 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
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> 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, aj@xxxxxxx, 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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