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From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us>
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Subject: Re: XNTP help
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>OK, I'm getting really frustrated. Reading the man for xntpd, I'm left
>with the impression that xntpd goes out and gets the time sync every
>now and then. However, on my machine, it keeps losing time. After a
>reboot, the time is fixed, but then slowly moves ahead of the correct
>time. Currently it is 1hr 14minutes ahead and I just rebooted it last
>night.
>
>ps -ax displays:
>257  ??  S<s    0:21.19 xntpd -b -c /etc/ntp.conf -f /etc/ntp.drift
>
>Entry in rc.conf:
>xntpd -b -c /etc/ntp.conf -f /etc/ntp.drift
>
>Entry ntp.conf:
>server tick.uh.edu
>
>Do I need to set up a cron job for this? Did I type something wrong?



Do you get any entries from xntpd in /var/log/messages?

Is your Internet connection full-time or dial-out? Do you have a firewall
with port 123 blocked?

Does /etc/ntp.drift exist?

Let us know so we can help you home in on your problem...

--Dan

**  The thing I like most about Windows 98 is...
**  You can download FreeBSD with it!




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