On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 06:33:23AM -0700, Erik Steffl wrote:
> ktb wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 05:33:53AM -0700, Erik Steffl wrote:
> > > ktb wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 11:25:02PM -0700, Erik Steffl wrote:
> > > > > I have the ntp running and see no error messages while it's running
> > > > > but ntptime returnes error, the time is few minutes off and ntpdc says
> > > > > 'not synchronized'. How do I go about troubleshooting? any help
> > > > > appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kind of a guess but I'd try running -
> > > > /usr/sbin/ntpdate ntp.server.name
> > > > Maybe your clock is too far off for ntp to sync.
> > >
> > > jojda:/var/log# ntpdate time.ultimeth.net
> > > 4 Aug 04:23:17 ntpdate[5379]: no server suitable for synchronization
> > > found
> > >
> > > that doesn't look good... looks like there's something wrong with the
> > > server...
> > >
> > > does it mean I have to look for some other server or is it possible
> > > there is something wrong with my settings?
> > >
> >
> > Erik contacted me off line about this. I asked him if he was behind a
> > firewall and to make sure dns was resolving correctly. So if someone
> > else has anything else to add....
> >
> > Can you ping time.ultimeth.net ?
>
> yes, it looks like they no longer offer ntp service (telnet to port
> 123 says Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused).
>
> I picked some other servers from
> http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock2.htm, all of them respond to
> ntpdate:
>
> jojda:/home/erik# ntpdate cuckoo.nevada.edu
> 4 Aug 06:13:07 ntpdate[11054]: adjust time server 131.216.1.218 offset
> -0.002573 sec
>
> but when I use them in /etc/ntp.conf I get following log messges
> (after restarting ntpd):'
OK if you have ntpdate working you should be able to use ntp. What do
you have in /etc/ntp.conf?
kent
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