I am far from being an expert. However, if it worse something then I think your config file is bad. What is the NTP server you are trying to connect to? Maybe you should email /etc/ntp.conf to the list?
> Hello All, > > I cannot get ntp to work on my computer. > > In the past, with previous versions, there have been no problems - it > just works! > > I think there is a bug in ntp somewhere (it has 0.0.0.0 > on the brain), but the maintainer seems to disagree. > > I submitted bug 56551 which has now been closed again. > For more details, please look at that bug report. > > He suggested I ask on debian-user, which is exactly what > I am doing. > > Here are some of the symptons: > > snoopy# ntptrace > localhost: stratum 16, offset 0.000160, synch distance 0.69316 > 0.0.0.0: *Timeout* > > 0.0.0.0??????? Why? > > snoopy# ntptrace -d > localhost: DoTransmit(127.0.0.1) > DoTransmit to 127.0.0.1 > ReceiveBuf(127.0.0.1, 127.0.0.1) > stratum 16, offset -0.000092, synch distance 0.70863 > 0.0.0.0: DoTransmit(0.0.0.0) > DoTransmit to 0.0.0.0 > ReceiveBuf(0.0.0.0, 127.0.0.1) > receive: wrong server > DoTransmit(0.0.0.0) > DoTransmit to 0.0.0.0 > ReceiveBuf(0.0.0.0, 127.0.0.1) > receive: wrong server > [...] > receive: wrong server > *Timeout* > > tcpdump also reports: > [...] > 09:33:12.013686 localhost.1069 > localhost.domain: 30406+ PTR? > 0.0.0.0.in-addr.arpa. (38) (ttl 64, id 5249) > 09:33:12.013686 localhost.1069 > localhost.domain: 30406+ PTR? > 0.0.0.0.in-addr.arpa. (38) (ttl 64, id 5249) > 09:33:12.023686 localhost.domain > localhost.1069: 30406 NXDomain* q: > 0.0.0.0.in-addr.arpa. 0/1/0 (102) (ttl 64, id 5250) > 09:33:12.023686 localhost.domain > localhost.1069: 30406 NXDomain* q: > 0.0.0.0.in-addr.arpa. 0/1/0 (102) (ttl 64, id 5250) > [...] > > looks wrong to me. > > Also, ntpdate and ntpd often cannot get a response from the server > (this seems a bit unpredicatable). Other people have been using the > same server fine, so I am guessing it is related to these problems > here. > > > Later: when first running ntpd I get this from tcpdump: > > tcpdump: listening on ppp0 > 09:54:35.433686 202.12.87.129.ntp > 203.12.236.9.ntp: v4 client strat 0 poll > 6 prec -17 > 09:54:35.603686 203.12.236.9.ntp > 202.12.87.129.ntp: v4 server strat 2 poll > 6 prec -19 > 09:54:35.603686 202.12.87.129 > 203.12.236.9: icmp: 202.12.87.129 udp port > ntp unreachable [tos 0xc0] > > What is going on? ntpd not even listening for the reply? No wonder it > didn't receive it... > > Any ideas? > -- > Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]