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Date:      Sun, 11 Apr 1999 20:37:34 -0400
From:      "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>
To:        Robin Melville <robmel@innotts.co.uk>
Cc:        Mark Powell <M.S.Powell@ais.salford.ac.uk>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, phk@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Real time clock problem in 3.1-STABLE 
Message-ID:  <199904120037.UAA03792@whizzo.transsys.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:03:11 BST." <l03130301b33676d6d1e7@[172.16.17.20]> 
References:  <199904081930.MAA01011@dingo.cdrom.com>  <l03130301b33676d6d1e7@[172.16.17.20]>

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The server you're trying to synchronize to doesn't have the correct time.  This
is "obvious" from two pieces of information.  First, the leap bits both being
set to '11' is an alarm condition.  Also, the fact that the reference time
is sometime back in February should be a hint, too.  

louie

> On a related matter, I have a new problem with ntpdate which started on
> shifting from 2.2.8 to 3.1-RELEASE -> 3.1-Stable. Ntpdate is no longer able
> to find a 'suitable server'
> 
> ># ntpdate -d time.innotts.co.uk
> >11 Apr 16:58:41 ntpdate: ntpdate version=3.4e (beta multicast); Sun Apr 11
> >13:57:38 BST 1999 (1)
> >transmit(212.56.32.2)
> >receive(212.56.32.2)
> >transmit(212.56.32.2)
> >receive(212.56.32.2)
> >transmit(212.56.32.2)
> >receive(212.56.32.2)
> >transmit(212.56.32.2)
> >receive(212.56.32.2)
> >transmit(212.56.32.2)
> >server 212.56.32.2, port 123
> >stratum 16, precision -17, leap 11, trust 000
> >refid [0.0.0.0], delay 0.13490, dispersion 0.00169
> >transmitted 4, in filter 4
> >reference time:      00000000.00000000  Thu, Feb  7 2036  6:28:16.000
> >originate timestamp: babb4580.419f4000  Sun, Apr 11 1999 17:00:00.256
> >transmit timestamp:  babb4531.fd618000  Sun, Apr 11 1999 16:58:41.989
> >filter delay:  0.14526  0.15463  0.14482  0.13490
> >               0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
> >filter offset: 78.21580 78.21479 78.21221 78.21164
> >               0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
> >delay 0.13490, dispersion 0.00169
> >offset 78.211646
> >
> >11 Apr 16:58:42 ntpdate: no server suitable for synchronization found
> 
> This always worked before upgrading. We need to do this since the service
> has only a dialup connection to the net.
> 
> Any clues?
> 
> TIA
> 
> 
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