I have my clock set once per hour using time-nw.nist.gov. I have a script that looks like this in /etc/cron.hourly: #!/bin/bash ntpdate -b time-nw.nist.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 6:27 PM Subject: ntp server, was: Re: Gnome for redhat 9 > Scott, > > Psu.edu runs a publicly accessible ntp server. In fact, there is a > clock setting script which someone posted here a while back, and that I run > every 24 hr to set my clock. The script uses the psu.edu server. > > If you're interested, I can send you the script privately, so as not > to clutter the list with something that's already in the archive. > > Greg > > > On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 07:26:42PM -0400, Scott Howell wrote: > > Jim, > > > > I'm actually in Frederick County, but very very near the Caroll County > > line. Mount Airy sits in both counties and incredibly Howard County is > > mighty close and Montgomery isn't all that far away. We're kind of in a > > cross roads. Well the Adelphia folk haven't been to bad, but when I > > asked one of them if they had a time server, but note I said NTP server, > > I was sent immediately to second level support. I think the idea of time > > server or ntp just blew the dudes mind.<grin> > > Well they didn't have one so I use the server from my former ISP. > > > > Scott > > > > ps. what happen to your Linux box. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
