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Date:      Sun, 21 Feb 1999 12:29:50 +1300
From:      "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz>
To:        Khetan Gajjar <khetan@chain.freebsd.os.org.za>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: xntpd server for MS-Win clients?
Message-ID:  <19990220233100.SVVV3226200.mta2-rme@wocker>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902210118340.5232-100000@chain.freebsd.os.org.za>
References:  <19990220194922.SBRR3226200.mta2-rme@wocker>

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On 21 Feb 99, at 1:19, Khetan Gajjar wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Dan Langille wrote:
> 
> DL>  Time server: the name of my FreeBSD box which runs xntpd
> DL>  SNTP is selected.
> DL>  
> DL>  One other thought: is the freebsd box allowing the time protocol both in 
> DL>  /etc/services and in your firewall (if any)?  Check for port 37 both udp 
> DL>  and tcp.
> 
> xntpd itself doesn't server/respond to any NTP queries, does it ?
> You have to edit /etc/inetd.conf and enable time, correct ?

Yes, xntpd does respond to NTP queries.

No, you don't have to modify /etc/inetd.conf.  In fact, time is commented 
on on my /etc/inetd.conf and my local hosts can use my freebsd as a time 
server.

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Dan Langille
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