Re: getting time from timeserver on a dial-up

["Eric G. Miller" <egm2@jps.net>]

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:33:45PM +0000, Kevin.Bewley@camr.org.uk wrote:
> Hi,
>    I'm using Debian 3.0r1 stable on a dialup in the UK. I'm using PAP
> authentication that CHAT's to the modem then launches pppd and away we go.
> What I'd like is for the machine to check and set (if necessary) the system
> clock based on the time from one of the many timeservers on the internet.
> 
> What package do I need to do this?
> 
> How do I make it autorun once pppd has got the ppp connection up and
> running (I use the pon script)

I think you'll like chrony for this task.  Out of the box support for
ppp connections...

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