From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 30 00:53:06 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B6D516A4B3 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 00:53:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za (zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za [146.64.24.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC94044013 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 00:53:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhay@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za) Received: from zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za (localhost [IPv6:::1]) h8U7qpqs013264; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:52:51 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from jhay@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za) Received: (from jhay@localhost) by zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h8U7qoHM013263; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:52:50 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from jhay) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:52:50 +0200 From: John Hay To: Odhiambo Washington , freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030930075249.GA13116@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> References: <20030930070650.GC97601@ns2.wananchi.com> <20030930074515.GD97601@ns2.wananchi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030930074515.GD97601@ns2.wananchi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Subject: Re: Public Time Synchronization Servers X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 07:53:06 -0000 On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 10:45:15AM +0300, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > * Lachlan [20030930 10:11]: wrote: > > Hello, > > > > > > http://www.time.za.net/ > > > > The above link might be of use to you. > > > It sure did, but still seems I am stuck. I have extracted the Stratum-2 > servers from this site and run a test against them, no luck still. The > error msg I get is the same: > > > root@ /home/wash] > 2# cat FILE2 > ntp1.icomtek.csir.co.za > tock.nml.csir.co.za > ntp.is.co.za > igubu.saix.net > ntp1.webonline.co.za > ntp-ndf.mweb.co.za > ntp-nld.mweb.co.za > > 1# for server in `cat FILE2`; do ntpdate $server; done > 30 Sep 10:42:58 ntpdate[55266]: no server suitable for synchronization found > 30 Sep 10:43:02 ntpdate[55267]: no server suitable for synchronization found > 30 Sep 10:43:06 ntpdate[55268]: no server suitable for synchronization found > 30 Sep 10:43:10 ntpdate[55269]: no server suitable for synchronization found > 30 Sep 10:43:17 ntpdate[55272]: no server suitable for synchronization found > 30 Sep 10:43:24 ntpdate[55273]: no server suitable for synchronization found > 30 Sep 10:43:30 ntpdate[55274]: no server suitable for synchronization found > > > Is there something that I could be ignoring (since this is my 1st go at > setting up a Time Server) that is blatantly obvious? For one I know (connectionwsie) > that SA may not be the closest to me, but surely their Time Servers should > serve me well ;) They should. I run the icomtek ones and they don't block anyone... yet. :-) South Africa might not be optimum for you though because I guess that most African countries don't peer with each other, so everything have to go through USA. :-( > I am still at a loss as to why I get the message. Maybe there is some kind of firewalling on your side? NTP use udp port 123. John -- John Hay -- John.Hay@icomtek.csir.co.za / jhay@FreeBSD.org