The /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate script could have a ping test to see if the network is up.
Think that upstart can run deferred scripts, if so this would be a good solution for ntpdate. -- ntpdate runs to early in boot process https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328936 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs