On Tuesday 26 September 2006 14:05, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:28:28 +0100 Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > Hmm, for some reason my ISP's ntp server does not work with my Gentoo > > (it works with WinXP): > > [...] > > What's this "port time unreachable" message - the rdate command times > > out of course. > > Well, the "time" port (37 tcp/udp) is not reachable. rdate is _NOT_ > ntp. ntp port would be 123. And you need an ntp client, which rdate is > not. Some ntp servers offer also the classic "time" service, but that's > not a requirement.
Thank you. It's clear to me know. I got confused because rdate will happily connect to other ntp servers (e.g. ntp.demon.co.uk) but as you say some still provide the time service. -- Regards, Mick
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