-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Haney Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 12:22 PM To: For users of Fedora Subject: Re: Building a strat1/2 time server Weiner, Michael wrote: > Dear list readers - > > Sorry to cause some additional noise on the list, but I am looking for > help in building a strat1 or 2 time server. I have a Fedora Core 6 > server running with the latest NTP server installed. What I am trying to > do actually is build an authoritative or reference time server that we > can use here for testing daylight saving time adjustments in our > environment. After thinking about it, I have come to the sane conclusion > that this wont work with a normal ntp server as it will constantly want > to FIX the time back and my ntpclients wont pull time if the server is > out of whack. So I need to build an ntp server that doesn't go out and > sync with an outside source, that my clients can use in this test > environment. So, my question is, just how do you build one? > > The only way that I know of to get this kind of a time source, is to actually have a strat1 or 2 time source in your location. We had this discussion here at the office a while back, since we ahve a strat2 cesium clock to sync all our SONET rings. Even then, if you don't have people actually syncing from the strat2 directly, and only have the ntp server syncing it, it will still technically be only a strat3 time source. HTH. Mark - Yes that's helpful. So is there no way I can say have a windows box connect to this server and pull its time successfully even though the ntp server is an hour behind, or say we roll the date forward to March 11, 2007? You can see where we are going with this as far as testing is concerned, they want to be absolutely sure they have thought of everything - and asked me to build this. And that's when it hit me luck a brick that this wont work well if its going out to a strat2 and syncing, LOL. Any additional thoughts? Michael =================================== Cleveland Clinic is ranked one of the top 3 hospitals in America by U.S.News & World Report. Visit us online at http://www.clevelandclinic.org for a complete listing of our services, staff and locations. Confidentiality Note: This message is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. Thank you.
