i386/115054: NTP errors out on startup but restart of NTP fixes problem

[Chauncey Menefee]

The link speed is hardcoded to 100 Mbps full duplex at the switch. 

We'll try Bruce idea on Monday.

Chauncey N. Menefee
NOC Technician
PRISM Technologies
Cell phone: 209.712.8736
24 Hour NOC Support:  1-505-314-7865



-----Original Message-----
From: Dag-Erling Smørgrav [mailto:des at des.no]
Sent: Wed 8/1/2007 6:00 AM
To: Bruce Evans
Cc: Chauncey Menefee; freebsd-gnats-submit at freebsd.org; freebsd-i386 at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: i386/115054: NTP errors out on startup but restart of NTP fixes problem
 
Bruce Evans <brde at optusnet.com.au> writes:
> Several versions of FreeBSD have annoying behaviouor for network
> startup, involving the network not actually being up when ifconfig
> returns and subsequent different mishandling of this by various
> utilities.  [...]
> This problem seems to get worse with each release of FreeBSD and/or
> with newer NICs.  I never noticed fxp or even ed or rl NICs.  Now it
> is barely noticeable with fxp and very noticeable with sk, bge and em
> NICs.

I have never seen this with any of the cards I've used (xl, fxp, rl, re,
sis, bge, sk, msk and probably others, in no particular order).

Perhaps there is a hardware issue involved?  Does the problem occur if
you hardcode the link speed instead of relying on autonegotiation?

DES
-- 
Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des at des.no