[ale] NTP

[David Corbin]

Robert Heaven wrote:

>Your time server (call it "server_A") should have an ntpd.conf similar
>to this:
>
>server  tock.usno.navy.mil
>server  127.127.1.0
>fudge   127.127.1.0   stratum 12
>driftfile  /var/log/ntp.drift
>statsdir  /var/log/
>  
>
Is there any signifcance to 127.127.1.0?  Any reason not to uset the 
"standard" localhost IP?

>The second "server" statement allows the ntpd daemon to sync to itself
>so the other hosts won't give you that message. 
>
>Then, all your other hosts should have an ntpd.conf file like this:
>
>server  server_A.nowhere.net (or use you IP address)
>driftfile  /var/log/ntp.drift
>statsdir  /var/log/
>
>
>
>On Sat, 2002-10-05 at 13:29, David Corbin wrote:
>  
>
>>When I do "ntpdate A", I get "no server suitable for synchronization found".
>>
>>Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>I just run xntpd and then tell my clients that my ntp server is a
>>>master.  Been working great for about a year now.
>>>
>>>Thus spake David Corbin (dcorbin at imperitek.com):
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
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>>>>Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 10:15:25 -0400
>>>>From: David Corbin <dcorbin at imperitek.com>
>>>>To: ale at ale.org
>>>>Subject: [ale] NTP
>>>>
>>>>I'm trying to setup a local server to provide a reasonably accurate time 
>>>>for machines on my LAN.  For years I've just been sending all my 
>>>>machines out to "public servers" (stratum-2, I think), and now I want 
>>>>only one machine(A) to do that, and other local machines to ask A for 
>>>>the time.
>>>>
>>>>I can't figure out what I need to do on A to make it respond to NTP as a 
>>>>server.   Anyone know?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>David
>>>>
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>>>
>>>:wq!
>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>Robert L. Harris                
>>>                              
>>>DISCLAIMER:
>>>     These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
>>>FYI:
>>>perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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