Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 20:14:01 -0600 (CST) From: Don Read <dread@texas.net> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> Subject: Re: ntp servers? Message-ID: <XFMail.001106201401.dread@texas.net> In-Reply-To: <20001106151618.A66974@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On 06-Nov-00 j mckitrick wrote: > > I can't seem to figure out why the method I have always used until now > doesn't work. I have a laptop, so it doesn't make sense to run a > time-keeping daemon, does it? I used to just su to root and run ntpdate > every once in a while, with the name of one of the servers on the list. Now > I keep getting the 'no suitable server for syncronization found' or > something similar. Has the behavior of ntpdate changed without me realizing > it? I didn't want to go through the trouble of lots of config files since > my system is not up all the time, and this method had always worked before. > Sometimes hosts go off-line, servers don't serve, a router won't route; unlike web or mail, most admins ignore their time servers. the point: sync to multiple servers, just in-case one is in the weeds. I put ntpdate my ppp.linkup : localhost.root# head ppp.linkup MYADDR: !bg /usr/sbin/sendmail -q !bg /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s ntp.tmc.edu ntp.udel.edu ntp1.tamu.edu localhost.root# tail /var/log/ntp.log <snip> Nov 6 17:03:23 <12.5> localhost ntpdate[27351]: step time server 128.175.2.18 offset -0.714099 sec Nov 6 18:48:30 <12.5> localhost ntpdate[27431]: adjust time server 128.175.2.18 offset -0.482409 sec Nov 6 19:08:34 <12.5> localhost ntpdate[27463]: adjust time server 128.175.2.33 offset -0.464349 sec Regards, -- Don Read dread@texas.net There are old sailors, and there are foolish sailors; but damn few old foolish sailors. --------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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