[ale] NTP

[David Corbin]

Robert Heaven wrote:

>What version of ntpd are you running? 
>
4.1.0

>According to ntpd v4 this (pseudo)
>address identifies your local clock as a reference clock. (see
>file:///usr/share/doc/ntp-4.1.0/refclock.htm)
>
>On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 19:25, David Corbin wrote:
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>
>>When I do his, I get "attempt to configure invalid address 127.127.1.0" 
>>in the log file, and the client still complains.
>>
>>Robert Heaven wrote:
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>>>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:
>>> 
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>>>>Robert Heaven wrote:
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>>>>>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/
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>Is there any signifcance to 127.127.1.0?  Any reason not to uset the 
>>>>"standard" localhost IP?
>>>>
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>>>>>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:
>>>>>
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>>>>>>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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