Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 03:32:25 -0600 (CST) From: Don Read <dread@calcasieu.com> To: Joe Bo <ibjoe@home.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: time synching PCs to FreeBSD machine Message-ID: <XFMail.991201033225.dread@calcasieu.com> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19991201083350.00e13ae0@mail>
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On 01-Dec-99 Joe Bo wrote: > Hi. I am runnng FreeBSD v3.2 on a 486 machine. > > It has 2 network cards, one on the internet and one on my private net. > I use natd and ipfw. > > The FreeBSD machine keeps time set with ntpdate (not ntpd) to a local > server on a regular basis using cron. > > I want my PCs on my private net to sync their time to my FreeBSD > machine. I found plenty of PC programs, I picked NetTime. These > programs typically say the server should be "RFC868" compliant. > > So for a FreeBSD timeserver I start timed. like: > timed -M -F (my_FreeBSD_machine_name) -n (my_net_name) > This works OK, I get a message "this machine is master". > And ps ax shows it is running ok. > > But the PC program says "can not get time from this server". I know > the PC program works because it works with other servers on the internet. > Sometimes I get a message: > /kernel: Connection attempt to TCP (my_host_ip):37 from (my_PC_ip):nnnn > (I do have log_in_vain turned on). > > I'm no UNIX expert and I've been banging my head on the wall about this > for a few days now, so I sure could use some help. If anyone has any ideas > about this I'd appreciate it much! > forget timed, thats something else. in your /etc/inetd.conf enable: time stream tcp nowait root internal time dgram udp wait root internal Regards, --- Don Read dread@calcasieu.com EDP Manager dread@texas.net Calcasieu Lumber Co. Austin TX -- No Coffe No Peace. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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