Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:39:31 -0500 From: "Edirol" <edirol@anime.ca> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: mysterious xntpd Message-ID: <003901bf2c07$63726da0$0300a8c0@anime.ca> References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911102324360.39455-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <19991110184244.44289@mojave.sitaranetworks.com>
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You might want to take a look at ntpdate if you don't have a perm connection. - Will ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Lehey <grog@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 6:42 PM Subject: Re: mysterious xntpd > On Wednesday, 10 November 1999 at 23:26:39 +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > > I'm trying to sync my clock with the timeservers out there, so i'm > > using ntpdate. But i tried xntpd first, and now it seems like it is > > running every few minutes. I noticed this when my ppp connection is > > down, it complains that it can't find any route to host. I don't > > see a cron entry, but i can't seem to find the process that starts > > it. Where else should i look? > > You could try the man page, but it's long. Basically, xntpd > establishes connections every few minutes, so this is a feature, not a > bug. It's intended for permanent connections. > > Greg > -- > Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > See complete headers for address and phone numbers > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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