on "2-26-2004" "Luca Ferrari" writ:
: I'd like to set up a ntp server and several clients connected to the server
: _ configuration file /etc/ntp.conf contains the line
: server 127.0.0.1
... ciao:
first, to be a server, you have to be a client of one, OR, have
access to accurate time information; typically via 'radio' if no access
to net based time servers available to you. so, line similar to the
following should appear:
"server time.nist.gov"
"server time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov"
these are the 'servers' i poll for time information. when you use the
'loopback' address, you're asking 'yourself' what time it is.
instead of being a 'time server' per se, remote systems use 'rdate'
in a cron event to keep 'hourly accurate' time.
: ntpq -p
: remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
: ==============================================================================
: localhost 0.0.0.0 0 l - 64 0 0.000 0.000 4000.00
on this system:
[ root ] ~ # ntpq -p
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
==============================================================================
time.nist.gov .ACTS. 1 u 1409 1024 16 86.885 -5.531 3.542
*time-A.timefreq .ACTS. 1 u 318 1024 377 95.454 -5.127 5.316
hope that helps ...
--
... i'm a man, but i can change,
if i have to , i guess ...
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