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Subject: Re: ntpdate on boot problem
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On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Nov 2011, Robert Simmons wrote:
>> Is there a way to make sure that the interface is UP and working
>> before running ntpdate at boot on a box with a static IP address?
> Yes, it is. =A0FreeBSD 8-STABLE and 9 have /etc/rc.d/netwait just for thi=
s.

Thanks, could you elaborate as to how I use netwait at boot to run ntpdate?