* Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) spake thusly: > on Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 12:07:34PM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > * Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) spake thusly: > > > on Sun, Aug 05, 2001 at 06:43:07PM -0500, ktb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > There is the "-u" option for ntpdate which might be useful - > > > > > > Thanks, I'd missed that. Still doesn't work though. > > > > What does 'ntpdate -d ...' say? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:root]$ date; /usr/sbin/ntpdate -udb time.apple.com > Mon Aug 6 15:47:27 PDT 2001 > 6 Aug 15:47:27 ntpdate[20310]: ntpdate 4.0.99g Wed Apr 4 18:01:13 MDT > 2001 (1) > transmit(17.254.0.26) > transmit(17.254.0.26) > transmit(17.254.0.26) > transmit(17.254.0.26) > transmit(17.254.0.26) > server 17.254.0.26, port 123 > stratum 0, precision 0, leap 00, trust 000 > refid [0.0.0.0], delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000 > transmitted 4, in filter 4 > reference time: 00000000.00000000 Wed, Feb 6 2036 22:28:16.000 > originate timestamp: 00000000.00000000 Wed, Feb 6 2036 22:28:16.000 > transmit timestamp: bf199d08.4764bec6 Mon, Aug 6 2001 15:47:36.278 > filter delay: 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 > 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 > filter offset: 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 > 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 > delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000 > offset 0.000000 > > 6 Aug 15:47:37 ntpdate[20310]: no server suitable for synchronization > found
Ahh. Unfortunately ntpdate is too dumb to know it didn't get any replies. All those zeroes usually mean that ntp is blocked at the firewall. Try opening a hole for appropriate --dport and see if that helps. Dima -- E-mail dmaziuk at bmrb dot wisc dot edu (@work) or at crosswinds dot net (@home) http://www.bmrb.wisc.edu/descript/gpgkey.dmaziuk.ascii -- GnuPG 1.0.4 public key The preposition goes in the middle of the sentence "That is the sort of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put." -- Dan Birchall and Shmuel Metz in asr
