Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:59:45 -0500 From: "W. D." <NewsGroups@US-Webmasters.com> To: brad@shub-internet.org Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ntpd as broadcastclient - not working? Message-ID: <413502E1.967@US-Webmasters.com> References: <412F8064.353E@US-Webmasters.com> <413108CA.6826@US-Webmasters.com> <cgr4r5$pfd$1@dewey.udel.edu> <413124A7.476@US-Webmasters.com> <cgru7u$4dd$1@dewey.udel.edu> <41317FC5.3B5C@US-Webmasters.com> <4132C360.386D@US-Webmasters.com> <nPmdnYcopc3gEa7cRVn-hQ@comcast.com> <4133B4AD.1C74@US-Webmasters.com> <20040830215514.790$9k@newsreader.com>
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Thanks for the info, Brad. Reply below... brad@shub-internet.org wrote: > > "W. D." <NewsGroups@US-Webmasters.com> wrote: > > > FreeBSD appears to expect these NTP programs to be > > in: > > > > /usr/sbin/ > > > > That is where the 2003 Oct port put them. > > That's because the FreeBSD port specification modifies the default location > that we provide as part of the tarball. > > > I > > downloaded the most recent 'ntp-dev' tarball I could find: > > > > ftp://ftp.starhub.net.sg/pub/funet/unix/tcpip/ntp/xntp/udel/ntp4/ntp-dev- > > 4.2.0a-20040826.tar.gz > > > > I did a 'make install' as we discussed previously. As > > before, the files were compiled to: > > > > /usr/local/sbin/ > > Right, which is the standard location we provide, unless you choose to > over-ride it with something else -- which is what the FreeBSD port > definition does. Do you have any idea how to get in touch with whoever is the FreeBSD port maintainer for NTP? It would be great to find out why it is done this way. Also, I'd like to find out if the port maintainer could help update the NTP port so that this broadcastclient problem could be solved with the regular FreeBSD port, rather than having to do everything manually. > > As for the rest, I'm not sure I can help you. I'll have to go back and > re-read your other posts. -- Start Here to Find It Fast!™ -> http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/
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