
June 1st, 2006, 09:06 PM
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Hi,
Found this thread through google while having the same end of file for /dev/random. The URL you provided has changed to:
http://www.clarksys.com/archives/2004/01/16/stir-the-entropy-pool-in-freebsd-4/
Just for reference in case that link disappears one day:
1. dmesg | grep irq - find out the IRQ of an interface (eg, ethernet interface) that's used
2. Add those to the random generator's seed:
# rndcontrol -s 10
# rndcontrol -s 11
# rndcontrol -s 14
# rndcontrol
The last command outputs what seeds its using
3. Add to /etc/rc.conf if you want it to keep over machine reboots:
rand_irqs=”10 11 14″
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