[ale] NTP

[Robert Heaven]

Yes, there is significance... That's what allows ntpd to sync to it's
local clock if it can't reach the one specified in the first "server"
statement.


On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 09:22, David Corbin wrote:
> 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:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>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):
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>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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