Re: How to use ntp/ntpdate to fix my clock
Ed Cogburn wrote:
>
> Henrique M Holschuh wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Patrick Dahiroc wrote:
> > >already on Feb 15, 2000. digging through the package database i came across
> > >ntp and ntpdate and installed both (i have an always on connection to the
> >
> > ntpdate is used to do a "one time only" update to your clock. ntp is used to
> > discipline your clock and will in fact keep the RTC in a short leash
> > updating it every 11 minutes.
>
> I don't believe ntp is what Patrick needs. "ntp" is the daemon, i.e.
> the server. "ntpdate" is the "client software". I think what Patrick
> wants is ntpdate and info on available public servers to access, not
> to setup his own ntp server for a sub-net of others.
> The info you want Patrick is in ntp-doc, at least. ntp-doc is docs
> in HTML form. They include a link to a list on the net of public
> primary and secondary servers (I'm pretty sure this list can be found
> elsewhere in ntpdate or ntp-doc packages). For most of us, we should
> access a secondary server, there is no reason for an "end-user" like
> us to be using primary servers. I seem to remember also that some
> primary servers require "permission to access" first. Get to that
> list, write down 3-4 of the secondary servers that are geographically
> close, and plug that info into ntpdate's config file.
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I think this is the server site lists that you are seeking:
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.htm
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