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Re: seeding dev/random in 5.5

From: Michael Scheidell (scheidellsecnap.net)
Date: Tue Aug 08 2006 - 08:04:53 CDT

R. B. Riddick wrote:
> --- Michael Scheidell <scheidellsecnap.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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Michael Scheidell, CTO
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