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Date:      Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:20:18 -0500
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>
To:        Mitch Vincent <mitch@venux.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Clocks!
Message-ID:  <20000622122017.A10676@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <00f701bfdc6d$dbd55340$4100000a@doot>; from "Mitch Vincent" on Thu Jun 22 13:18:18 GMT 2000
References:  <00f701bfdc6d$dbd55340$4100000a@doot>

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In the last episode (Jun 22), Mitch Vincent said:
> How are most of you keeping your clocks accurate? I'm noticing that
> on some of the machines here we are as much as 16 minutes off actual
> time.. What's the best (and most secure) way to keep a clock in sync
> with the rest of the world?

ntpd, without a doubt.  If you're paranoid or absolutely need the best
time, buy a GPS unit and synch your clock directly to it.  If you're
less paranoid, synch to your ISP's ntp server (most have one).

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@emsphone.com


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