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Re: ntp server



hi ya zenaan

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Zenaan Harkness wrote:

> > > laptop:
> > ----------
> > > driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
> > > server whiskas
> > > server 127.127.1.0
> > > fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 13
> >   #
> >   logconfig       all
> >   logfile         /var/log/xntpd
> >   #
> >   broadcastclient
> >   #
> >   authenticate no
> 
> Are you implying just to add those line, or to replace (ie. remove)
> lines after "fudge" line (ie. the two "restrict" lines on my laptop conf
> file)?

the ntp.conf file shoulda looked like what i posted ...
	- yu had too much gneric stuff in there that is NOT needed
	and what i consider the important stuff ( like logging ) was
	"missing"

> Any idea why Debian doesn't currently have a "sane" ntp.conf example -
> or is my setup with two servers too complex (/uncommon)?

people have different ideas of what is better and why
 
> I also did /etc/init.d/ntp-server restart, first on server, then on
> laptop, after config changes.

good sequence for restarts
 
> Should I remove ntp-simple?

some might say that, others might say use chrony,
other say just use ntpdate

and if you power up and down all the time, some might laugh at
using ntpd :-)
 
> Is ntp-server all I need even when I take the laptop home and dial up
> for net access?

huh ??

your laptop is typically a ntp client... you ned to have it point
to your isp's NTP server or a ntp server in your neck of the woods

> ~# ntptrace tk1.ihug.com.au
> tk1.ihug.com.au: stratum 2, offset 0.000366, synch distance 0.009617

good

> ~# ntptrace whiskas
> whiskas: stratum 11, offset 0.000000, synch distance 0.000000

bad .. its zero

> ~# ntptrace
> localhost: stratum 3, offset -0.003140, synch distance 0.014200
> gen22.ihug.com.au: stratum 2, offset -0.000148, synch distance 0.009568
> murgon.cs.mu.OZ.AU: stratum 1, offset 0.000007, synch distance 0.000000,
> refid 'GPS'

good ...  statum 1, statum 2 is a bad server to be using
but until they disallow your connection, guess its not bothering them
too much, andif you're the proper type a guy, you'd send them a note
that you're ntp'ng off their server ( mention which ones )

> I'm guessing that at this point it will bed in after a while?

the ones that is non-zero data will be happy for a while

> If I want it to sync with my server, should I lower the "stratum" number
> of the server - and if so what to?

you only need to know what is your ntp server to the outside
and all your other internal pc's should use your ONE ntp server 

c ya
alvin



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