Re: ntpdate[5498]: no server suitable for synchronization found

["Michael Marsh" <michael.a.marsh@gmail.com>]

On 6/16/07, anup <anup.behare@einfochips.com> wrote:
>  I am trying to setup NTP client inside my network using public time server.
> I used " ntpdate -ud 3.asia.pool.ntp.org " it gives the following error
> messaage..
[...]
> 16 Jun 15:20:26 ntpdate[5498]: no server suitable for synchronization found
>
> Please help in this regard

I've had good luck with the command
# ntpdate-debian
which is also in the ntpdate package.  You don't need to give it any
arguments -- it will automatically look for one of the debian NTP
servers: [0-3].debian.pool.ntp.org

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