Trent Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This check is done at IP up time because this is in no way a once-off > check, it could vary from network to network
Err, yes, there are broken networks in use out there. Is it really the job of random packages to check for random breakage? > That said being in post-down.d is completely braindead and should be > removed from there. I fully agree. > On Ubuntu the network interfaces are bought up in the background so it > doesn't cause any delays I beleive Debian still does this in the > foreground however, That's correct. Bootup is blocked by this call. > perhaps we can affect the timeout value of 'host'? If it is too low, the check is worthless. If it is too high, it will annoy users. I don't think there is a sensible value for this timeout. Perhaps this check can be backgrounded, but TBH, I feel removing the check avoids additional, unnecessary complexity. -- Gruesse/greetings, Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4
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