From owner-freebsd-stable Tue Feb 25 16:35:41 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B67CC37B401 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:35:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts5.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72D6E43FB1 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:35:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dmagda@magda.ca) Received: from number6.magda.ca ([64.229.228.194]) by tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.19 201-253-122-122-119-20020516) with ESMTP id <20030226003537.BVGT25099.tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net@number6.magda.ca>; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:35:37 -0500 Received: from number6.magda.ca (localhost.magda.ca [127.0.0.1]) by number6.magda.ca (8.12.7/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h1Q0Zaa1001913 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:35:36 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dmagda@magda.ca) Received: (from dmagda@localhost) by number6.magda.ca (8.12.7/8.12.7/Submit) id h1Q0ZZHE001910; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:35:35 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dmagda@number6.magda.ca) To: Gregory Bond Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ntp broadcast mode References: <200302240128.MAA29457@lightning.itga.com.au> Reply-To: dmagda@ee.ryerson.ca From: David Magda Date: 25 Feb 2003 19:35:35 -0500 In-Reply-To: <200302240128.MAA29457@lightning.itga.com.au> Message-ID: <868yw3q3oo.fsf@number6.magda.ca> Lines: 31 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Gregory Bond writes: [...] > I run ntp with "ntp -dddd -n -b -p -f " (with > no ntp.conf file) and I see in the ntp debug that it is reading the > broadcast NTP packet. [...] Assuming you meant "ntpd..." as there is no 'ntp' command. > "What we have here is a failure to associate!" > > [Both machines are recent 4-Stable, sometime after 4.7R, tho I also > fail to associate with a Solaris client.] > > Any clues? How long do you wait for it to associate? I have ntpd(8) setup to syncronize to about five Stratum 2 servers, and association takes about 3-4 minutes. Then it takes a little longer to actually start getting good convergence on the "correct" time. You may also want to ask in comp.protocols.time.ntp -- the authors of the NTP hang out there. -- David Magda Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message