Both of them work. I don't understand how the last command can work and I may still be behind a firewall.
Also: $ timedatectl status Network time on: yes NTP synchronized: yes So it seems it is synchronized, it just re-tries too frequently. ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1797872 Title: ntpd keeps Soliciting pool server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1797872/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs