Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:10:19 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Public Time Synchronization Servers Message-ID: <20030930081019.GF97601@ns2.wananchi.com> In-Reply-To: <20030930075249.GA13116@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> References: <20030930070650.GC97601@ns2.wananchi.com> <HCELIPBBEBGPLLIOIABMCEIFCDAA.lachlan@fatpanda.net> <20030930074515.GD97601@ns2.wananchi.com> <20030930075249.GA13116@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za>
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* John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za> [20030930 10:53]: wrote: [snip] > > 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. No firewalls here ;) -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> "The box said 'Requires Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com Windows 95, NT, or better,' Tel: +254 2 313985-9 +254 2 313922 so I installed FreeBSD." GSM: +254 72 743223 +254 733 744121 This sig is McQ! :-) Paul's Law: In America, it's not how much an item costs, it's how much you save.
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