ntpdate on boot problem

[Robert Simmons]

Is there a way to make sure that the interface is UP and working
before running ntpdate at boot on a box with a static IP address?

After setting ntpdate_enable="YES" in rc.conf, I get the following
error on boot:

Setting date via ntp.
Error : hostname nor servname provided, or not known
 5 Nov 17:11:05
ntpdate[786]: can't find host 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org

Error : hostname nor servname provided, or not known
 5 Nov 17:11:05
ntpdate[786]: can't find host 1.freebsd.pool.ntp.org

Error : hostname nor servname provided, or not known
 5 Nov 17:11:05
ntpdate[786]: can't find host 2.freebsd.pool.ntp.org

 5 Nov 17:11:05
ntpdate[786]: no servers can be used, exiting

I've had this problem with machines using DHCP and the solution was to
use SYNCDHCP rather than DHCP in rc.conf.  However, this box is using
a static IP address.  But the problem seems to be similar.

Rob