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From: Jay Nelson <jdn@qiv.com>
To: "Roger P. Johnson" <rjohnson@hirshfields.com>
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Subject: Re: How do I synchronize FreeBSD time to a Solaris 2.5.1 machine ?
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You can use xntpd to sync to Stratum[12] timeservers and/or Solaris if
it supports NTP See: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp -- otherwise, use
timed. Both are a part of FreeBSD.

-- Jay

On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Roger P. Johnson wrote:

    > Hi,
    > 
    >      I know this can't be that hard, but how do I set the times on my
    > FreeBSD network to that of a master time keeper such as the Solaris box
    > I have ?
    > 
    >     I've read about xntpd, ntpdate on FreeBSD, tried implementing them
    > but end up getting messages something like  "no master to synchronize
    > with".
    > 
    >     I would like to use the Solaris as the master time source and set
    > my FreeBSD machines over frame relay to the Solaris time.
    > 
    >     Any RTFM's, sources, how-to's would be apprieciated.
    > 
    >    Thanks,
    >      Roger
    > 

-- Jay