I don't know about the NTP client/server you are using but I use a piece of freeware called Chrony. It's easier to set up than xntpd, although it doesn't have certain options like broadcasting time to a subnet etc. I have found it very reliable.
Chris Slater-Walker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Bebber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:06 PM Subject: [expert] NTP -- driving me crazy! > > I had this working many moons ago, but with new upgrades/installs, it's all > been lost and I can't remember what I did (but I know it's not that hard -- > that's why it's driving me crazy). > > So here's what I've got going on: > > - ntp installed on all of my machines > - ntp configured on fileserver to sync to external time server (doesn't stay > synced, however). > - ntp configured on remaining nodes to sync with fileserver who is supposed > to allow that > > But what's happening is that the ntp on the fileserver will start up, sync > with the external time server, but down the line, the time begins to drift > and according to my syslog, there were never any more attempts to keep time > synced (ntp-4.1.0-1mdk installed on every one of them). > > And on the local clients, in my /etc/ntp.conf, I've got 10.1.1.3 (the IP for > the fileserver) set for the server. That never worked so I stuck it in my > /etc/ntp/step-tickers and still, no love. Here's what I get: > > ntpdate[13387]: no server suitable for synchronization found > > I portscanned the fileserver and 123 isn't even open (shouldn't it be > listening on that port?). When I do a 'ps auxw |grep ntp' on the > fileserver, all I've got is 'ntp -A'. Should there be anything else in > order to allow other nodes to sync? > > So what am I missing here? I'm all out of ideas. > > Thanks in advance, > > -Charlie > -- > GPG Key fingerprint = 4F36 EC4F 2F2C 5F59 9690 09E5 4C0F 9DB0 8623 53CE > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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