hi ya alex given your ntp config file, 192.168.0.1 must be allowing/broadcasting ntp packets otherwise... your laptop wont sync
your laptop wont sync with any ntp server if its more than a couple minutes off... forgot exact number of seconds you should always run ntpdate before kicking ntp ( getting it going ) to see if you can get pass any firewalls... ntptrace -v ntp.apple.com ( for example - pick a public ntp server close to you ) - you should see it syncing... c ya alvin http://www.Linux-Consulting.con/NTP - - ntp server and client and howto ... - On Wed, 29 May 2002, Alex Malinovich wrote: > Unless I'm missing something obvious, I don't think that ntpd is really > doing anything on my laptop. It runs just fine, I can use ntpdc to get all > sorts of nice statistics, and it recognizes the ntp server on my LAN with > no problem. However, it refuses to actually update my system clock. I've > cut out all of the fluff in my config file so that it now contains only > the following: > > --------------------------- > > logfile /var/log/ntpd > > driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift > statsdir /var/log/ntpstats > > enable ntp > disable auth > > server 192.168.0.1 > > --------------------------- > > I've tried setting the system clock to be anywhere from 2 minutes to a day > and a half off from the actual time being reported by the ntp server, yet > nothing happens. Interestingly, ntpdate works just fine. Any suggestions? > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]