Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:39:40 -0700 (PDT) From: kit <ktsin@acm.org> To: LarsEggert <lars@netapp.com> Cc: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, "schrodinger@konundrum.org" <schrodinger@konundrum.org> Subject: Re: ntpd bind() failure: Can't assign requested address Message-ID: <1364308780.51602.YahooMailClassic@web31809.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1364306611.67937.YahooMailClassic@web31813.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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--- On Tue, 3/26/13, kit <ktsin@acm.org> wrote:=0A> --- On Tue, 3/26/13, Eg= gert, Lars=0A> <lars@netapp.com>=0A> wrote:=0A> > On Mar 26, 2013, at 12:59= , <ktsin@acm.org>=0A> >=A0 wrote:=0A> > > How do you configure your network= interfaces?=0A> Using=0A> > /etc/start_if* or /etc/rc.conf?<br/>=0A> > =0A= > > The latter.=0A> > =0A> > (Actually, most of them are configured in rc.l= ocal with=0A> a=0A> > bit of shell code that generates the IP address from= =0A> the MAC=0A> > address for a set of machines.)=0A> > =0A> > Lars=0A> = =0A> i had seen the same error messages while trying to configure=0A> wlan0= using start_if.wlan0.=0A> =0A> i think that when an interface is first cre= ated, the flag=0A> ifdisabled is set by default. my guess is there exists a= =0A> small window of time when the interface is up, ipv6 is=0A> configured = but marked ifdisabled, and if ntpd happens to=0A> start during this period = of time, you will see the failure=0A> messages.=0A> =0A> you may want to ch= eck your shell code again and perhaps the=0A> rc scripts too and see how th= ey interact.=0A> =0A> kit=0A=0Atry setting ipv6_activate_all_interfaces to = yes and configuring the corresponding $ifconfig_IF_ipv6 in your rc.conf if = you haven't done so already, and see if they help.=0A=0Afrom /etc/defaults/= rc.conf:=0A=0Aipv6_activate_all_interfaces=3D"NO" # If NO, interfaces= which have no=0A # corresponding $i= fconfig_IF_ipv6 is=0A # marked as IF= DISABLED for security=0A # reason.= =0A=0Akit
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