Re: ntpd; local clock reference 127.127.1.0

["Ian D. Stewart" <idstewart@compuvative.com>]

On 2002.12.31 17:51 Brenda J. Butler wrote:
> I get the following in my logs [manually wrapped for legibility in
> email]
>
>     Dec 31 15:44:27 seal ntpd[17700]: attempt to configure \
>                invalid address 127.127.1.0
>
> when I set the following in /etc/ntp.conf:
>
>     server 127.127.1.0
>     fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10
>
>
> Why?

Aren't x.x.x.0 and x.x.x.255 reserved (broadcast and something else; 
don't recall what the 'something else' is) ?

If you're trying to reference localhost, I think you want 127.0.0.1.


HTH,
Ian