In the end, seen the startup timeout I ended up adding:
/usr/sbin/rcctl -f start unbound /usr/sbin/rcctl -f stop unbound at the end of my /etc/rc.local defeating the initial stall of unbound and allowing me to remain in control of my network connection.. Thanks, Dan ------ Blog: https://bsd.gaoxio.com - Repo: https://code.5mode.com Please reply to the mailing-list, leveraging technical stuff. Dan <d...@nnnne-o-o-o.com> wrote: > > Crystal Kolipe <kolip...@exoticsilicon.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 06:54:39AM +0200, Dan wrote: > > > I'm finishing the upgrade of my Mac 2011 - Intel with some general > > > slow performances with OpenBSD 7.7. > > > > Are you still running the entire system from a usb flash drive? > > Yes, this is constant for me, for all my stations. > > > > However I want to advise that launching > > > > > > wiz# /usr/sbin/rcctl -f start unbound > > > unbound(timeout) > > > > > > trying to relaunch it: > > > > > > wiz# /usr/sbin/rcctl -f start unbound > > > unbound(ok) > > > > > > this is a constant result. > > > > If the filesystem is slow, it's possible that the second time the > > data is being read from the buffer cache, so it starts faster and > > doesn't hit the timeout. > > I conceive after your words that only the unbound startup can be slow. > But in facts I feel unbound an overwhelming stuff considering the > descending performances since 7.7 vs unbound security gains. >