Re: ntp-client

2010-05-06 Thread Frank Sorenson
peers". For example: It's a hack, but ntpdc might still be useful in some cases. Use "ntpq -p" and "ntpq -c rv" to get the info you're interested in. >> Second Question: what is ntp-client used for. I can't seem to find a >> good answer on t

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Andrew McNabb
On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 10:20:56PM -0600, Mr Ritter wrote: > > If your clock gets too far out of sync (maybe from a reboot, if you aren't > syncing the hardware clock from system) ntpd will not sync your clock > anymore. ntp-client is usually used to sync your clock regardles

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Mr Ritter
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Merrill Oveson wrote: > Pluggers: > > I've got ntpd running, and I guess it's querying the time servers out > and syncing the time. > > Question: How can I verify this? > > Second Question: what is ntp-client used for. I can

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Michael Torrie
On 05/03/2010 05:31 PM, Steven Alligood wrote: > Statum 1 are the nuclear clocks, 2 are the ones that directly use the > nuclear clocks, 3 are the ones that use 2, etc, etc. Just to be clear, stratum one servers are primary sources, but don't have to be "nuclear" per se. GPS receivers are consid

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Steven Alligood
Statum 1 are the nuclear clocks, 2 are the ones that directly use the nuclear clocks, 3 are the ones that use 2, etc, etc. a stratum 9 should be sufficient for all your clocking needs (if you are not splitting the atom), especially if you setup an ntp server and have all your other servers syn

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Christer Edwards
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Michael Torrie wrote: > On 05/03/2010 05:01 PM, Merrill Oveson wrote: >> Thanks, all mine are st 2 and above. >> Can I set one to be stratum 1?  Or do I need to actually find one >> that's stratum 1? I would suggest using the NTP pool, as listed here: http://suppo

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Michael Torrie
On 05/03/2010 05:01 PM, Merrill Oveson wrote: > Thanks, all mine are st 2 and above. > Can I set one to be stratum 1? Or do I need to actually find one > that's stratum 1? You'd have to find a server that was stratum 1. There's no particular reason that stratum 2 or even 3 servers aren't enough.

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Merrill Oveson
Thanks, all mine are st 2 and above. Can I set one to be stratum 1? Or do I need to actually find one that's stratum 1? On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Corey Edwards wrote: > On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 15:18, Michael Torrie wrote: >> On 05/03/2010 03:05 PM, Merrill Oveson wrote: >>> I've got ntpd r

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Michael Torrie
On 05/03/2010 03:31 PM, Corey Edwards wrote: > That's very interesting. I've always used ntpq. The two commands > appear almost identical. Any idea what the difference is or if one is > actually better than the other? Good to know. From what little research I did on google just now, it would appe

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Corey Edwards
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 15:18, Michael Torrie wrote: > On 05/03/2010 03:05 PM, Merrill Oveson wrote: >> I've got ntpd running, and I guess it's querying the time servers out >> and syncing the time. >> >> Question:  How can I verify this? > > I presume you're using the standard ntpd program, (often

Re: ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Michael Torrie
ould sync against it if they wished (firewall-permitting of course). > Second Question: what is ntp-client used for. I can't seem to find a > good answer on the internet. Do I even need this? What distro? Maybe it's just the ntpdate command, for use with a cron, rather than a d

ntp-client

2010-05-03 Thread Merrill Oveson
Pluggers: I've got ntpd running, and I guess it's querying the time servers out and syncing the time. Question: How can I verify this? Second Question: what is ntp-client used for. I can't seem to find a good answer on the internet. Do I even need this? Thanks Merrill