rdate is probably easier to use. ntp requires at least a little configuration, but it is more accurate.
xn On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 06:56:30PM +0200, eim wrote: > First of all thanks to all for responses. > > On Wed, 2002-04-03 at 20:22, Holger Eitzenberger wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 03, 2002 at 09:16:03AM +0200, Emmanuel Lacour wrote: > > > > > > 'time' is RFC 868, a pre-NTP time synchronization protocol. It just > > > > sends the time as a 32-bit int, where: > > > > > > > > "The time is the number of seconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 > > > > GMT, such that the time 1 is 12:00:01 am on 1 January 1900 GMT; this > > > > base will serve until the year 2036." > > > > > > > > I think it sends it big-endian, but I'm not sure. > > > > > > Is it used by the old rdate tools? > > Old rdate tools ? I use them regulary to update my > servers with the current time, is it more convenient > to install an NTP server on my local network ? > > Thanks. > > > > > Indeed. It's quite usefull if you don't have a NTP server at > > hand, e. g. behind a firewall. It's not ok if you need accuracy > > of less than 1 sec. > > > > /Holger > > > > > > -- > > ++ GnuPG Key -> http://www.t-online.de/~holger.eitzenberger ++ > -- > > »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« > Ivo Marino [EMAIL PROTECTED] > UN*X Developer, running Debian GNU/Linux > irc.OpenProjects.net #debian > http://eimbox.org/~eim http://eimbox.org > »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
