Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:41:01 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src UPDATING src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/rc.d Makefile ntpd rpcbind Message-ID: <20040914184101.3CE045D09@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:07:12 MDT." <20040914.000712.57271340.imp@bsdimp.com>
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> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:07:12 -0600 (MDT) > From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> > Sender: owner-cvs-all@freebsd.org > > In message: <200409140301.i8E31cvR099301@repoman.freebsd.org> > Sean Chittenden <seanc@FreeBSD.org> writes: > : ntpdate's use has been depreciated by the ntpd > : authors for quite some time so this change shouldn't be unexpected. > > Except that ntpdate is still useful, despite their views to the > contrary. I really really really do not like this change. Looking in CVS, I don't see any defaults for the servers for ntpdate or ntpd to use. It is probably a VERY good idea to recommend in the man page and, maybe, UPDATING, that iburst be used as an option on the server declarations in ntp.conf. This will GREATLY enhance startup time. e.g. server 192.168.100.45 iburst It's also worth noting that the use of either numeric IP addresses or '-4' in ntp.conf is important. If ntp sees an IPv6 address, it will only use that address, even if IPv6 is not available. (In other words, it won't work!) -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634
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