network configuration

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network configuration

In console logs the following information shows up throughout every session that I am online. It is logged always as a pair - one note, then another and it happens when my online session is working with no problems and I have not made any changes to the set up.

"configd network configuration changed"
"configd network configuration changed"

Using Airport with Viscosity VPN client using OpenVPN. The notification happens regardless of whether I'm logged into the VPN or not. There's no consistent pattern to the amount of time between notices.

Any idea what's going on with my network?

Thanks.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.1), iWork, iLife, Office:2008

Posted on Nov 5, 2009 2:02 PM

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K T

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Nov 5, 2009 2:11 PM in response to dhlm

Hi dhim & welcome to the forums...

If this isn't too technical for you - perhaps it will help shed a bit of light:
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/m an8/configd.8.html

" The configd daemon is responsible for many configuration aspects of the local system. configd maintains data reflecting the desired and current state of the system, provides notifications to applications when this data changes, and hosts a number of configuration agents in the form of loadable bundles.

Each configuration agent is responsible for a well-defined aspect of configuration management. The
agents look to one or more input sources (preferences, low-level kernel events, configd notifications, etc) and, through a set of policy modules, interacts with the system to establish the desired operational configuration."

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There's always a lot going on in any network - I doubt you've found anything to worry over.

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dhlm Author

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Nov 5, 2009 3:04 PM in response to K T

Thanks very much for the link and explanation.

Best regards,
Dave

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