Re: Help with setting time from internet timeservers over dialup

[Rob Weir]

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 02:38:14PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>I am using Debian 3.0r1 and connect to the internet using a dialup.
> Basically I've set my /etc/peers/provider and my /etc/chatscript to dial up
> Freeserve Anytime and negotiate ppp using PAP. pppd handles getting the
> link up and running and all I do is type 'pon' and 'poff' to bring the
> network up and down. This is a single machine with nothing else connected
> to it.
> 
> My questions are thus:
> a) What package do I need to install to set my system time from an internet
> timeserver? (and write it to the CMOS clock?)

chrony.  Read the info page to find out how it interacts with the CMOS
clock.

> b) Where is the _right_ place to invoke this, what script?
>  I'd like it to set the clock upon establishing a ppp connection.

chrony does this automatically.

> c) anything else you might think would be helpful for me?

Use chrony :)

-rob



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Help with setting time from internet timeservers over dialup

[Kevin . Bewley]

Hi,
   I am using Debian 3.0r1 and connect to the internet using a dialup.
Basically I've set my /etc/peers/provider and my /etc/chatscript to dial up
Freeserve Anytime and negotiate ppp using PAP. pppd handles getting the
link up and running and all I do is type 'pon' and 'poff' to bring the
network up and down. This is a single machine with nothing else connected
to it.

My questions are thus:
a) What package do I need to install to set my system time from an internet
timeserver? (and write it to the CMOS clock?)
b) Where is the _right_ place to invoke this, what script?
 I'd like it to set the clock upon establishing a ppp connection.
c) anything else you might think would be helpful for me?

Thanks,
Kevin

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