seeding dev/random in 5.5

[Michael Scheidell]

R. B. Riddick wrote:
> --- Michael Scheidell <scheidell at secnap.net> wrote:
>   
>>> I think that during the first reboot after a fresh install 
>>> the kern.random.sys sysctl settings are already orderly 
>>> before rc.d/sshd is called...
>>>
>>> If yes, then sending some pings should do the trick... Or 
>>> not? I mean: NETWORKING should already be provided at that point...
>>>       
>> I am not sure I understand what you are saying in the context of my
>> question.
>>
>>     
> I mean:
> Instead of changing a rc.d script u or ur friend could just send some pings to
> the deeply buried box...
>
>   
why would that help?

if (without changing rc file) /dev/random isn't seeded by networking,
why wold a ping help?


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