Re: ntpdate[5498]: no server suitable for synchronization found

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 06/16/07 07:35, Michael Marsh wrote:
> On 6/16/07, anup <anup.behare@einfochips.com> wrote:
> >  I am trying to setup NTP client inside my network using public time 
> > server.
> > I used " ntpdate -ud 3.asia.pool.ntp.org " it gives the following error
> > messaage..
> [...]
> > 16 Jun 15:20:26 ntpdate[5498]: no server suitable for synchronization 
> > found
> >
> > Please help in this regard
>
> I've had good luck with the command
> # ntpdate-debian
> which is also in the ntpdate package.  You don't need to give it any
> arguments -- it will automatically look for one of the debian NTP
> servers: [0-3].debian.pool.ntp.org

Actually, it looks in /etc/default/ntpdate for whatever NTP servers 
you have defined.

I changed it from the Debian pool to my ISP's ntp server.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
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