Hi, On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:28:28 +0100 Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hmm, for some reason my ISP's ntp server does not work with my Gentoo > (it works with WinXP): > [...] > What's this "port time unreachable" message - the rdate command times > out of course. Well, the "time" port (37 tcp/udp) is not reachable. rdate is _NOT_ ntp. ntp port would be 123. And you need an ntp client, which rdate is not. Some ntp servers offer also the classic "time" service, but that's not a requirement. -hwh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list