Re: ntpd error on a bridged network

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On Tue, 2 May 2023, Paul Procacci wrote:

> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 1:02?PM Doug Denault <doug@safeport.com> wrote:
>       We replaced an old apple router with a Linksys Velop router. The apple
>       router was behind a Verizon router and we used DHCP from Verizon on the
>       apple device. To duplicate the setup we configured the Linksys in bridge
>       mode.
>
>       ntpd starts with the error:
>           ntpd: error resolving pool 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org: Name does not resolve (8)
>
>       however:
>
>           host -t a 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org
>           0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org has address 174.53.169.69
>           0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org has address 192.241.155.186
>           0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org has address 38.229.53.9
>           0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org has address 38.229.57.9
>
>           ping -c 2 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org
>           PING 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org (94.237.120.208): 56 data bytes
>           64 bytes from 94.237.120.208: icmp_seq=0 ttl=53 time=78.773 ms
>           64 bytes from 94.237.120.208: icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=79.012 ms
>
>           /etc/resolv.conf
>           # Generated by resolvconf
>           search boltsys.com
>           nameserver 192.168.2.1
>
>       Other than ntpd I see no DNS or connectivity issues. So far the time has
>       been holding at 2 seconds difference
>       from the servers not on the office LAN.
> 
> 
> When you restart ntpd after the system has fully booted, does the same 
> error occur?

It is the same from power-off, reboot, and starting and stopping dhclient. 
I have also used google nameservers as well as 192.168.2.1 (verizon) all 
works the same.

> Just trying to isolate if it's a problem with ntpd specifically or 
> perhaps ntpd starting before the network becomes available.
> 
> What version of FreeBSD are you running?   12.4



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