From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CBEB13838B for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:23:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5B13AE0AB1; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:23:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0A7E2E0AA0 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:23:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2AC33400A4 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:23:03 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.649 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.649 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.714, BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.761, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=ham Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id T11gTKnzu121 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:22:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D3A2D340092 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:22:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XYwS3-0003af-TW for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:22:44 +0200 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:22:43 +0200 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:22:43 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: another "headless device"-question: In search of the LAN Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:22:27 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20140930101234.GC3828@solfire> <201409301122.09391.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <542A85DB.9040500@thegeezer.net> <20140930103906.GD3828@solfire> <20140930114323.4f267030@digimed.co.uk> <20140930114944.GF3828@solfire> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:29.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/29.0 SeaMonkey/2.26.1) X-Archives-Salt: c0c305eb-8ec5-47fa-b85f-e3ecfa4724b6 X-Archives-Hash: 2cb3c814fcabc4f0c4b3d49a508ace5d gmx.de> writes: > Unfortunately, ntp-client is configured via rc-update (added to > "default") but after plugging in LAN the interface eth0 comes > up and I have access via ssh...but the date is set to the beginnig > of the UNIX epoch. I have to call ntp-client by hand. Meino, Make sure your system time (hwclock) is properly set upon bootup. Since you are running on an embedded hardware board, I'd look at those docs and find a forum as to the specifics of how the hardware clock is set and maintained on the board. Once you get it close, then ntp should be configuration. man hwclock hth, James