Re: ntp won't work
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 developer@wexwarez.com wrote:
> I am running woody with a stable/testing mix. I installed ntp using:
> apt-get install ntp-simple ntpdate
> I configured three servers from the ntp public server website here is an
> excerpt from my /etc/ntp.conf:
> server 209.81.9.7
> server 136.159.2.254
> server 128.233.3.101
>
>
> when I run ntpdate I get this
> #ntpdate
> 24 Feb 12:19:21 ntpdate[14759]: no servers can be used, exiting
that is normal ....
try giving it a ntp server name
more commands for ntp testing
http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/NTP/NTP.Commands.txt
> when I run ntptimeset i get this:
> # ntptimeset
> No response from any of 4 servers, network problem?
> No servers available to sync time with
>
>
> I get no logs at all. What would the problem be? Do I need to open some
> port or something? I would think I would just act as a client and would
> thus need no hole opened in my firewall.
yes... you do need ntp holes in your firewall
http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/NTP/NTP.Commands.txt
- see the iptables section
yes.. you need to turn on logs in your /etc/ntp.conf
..
logconfig all
logfile /var/log/xntpd
..
c ya
alvin
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