Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-26 Thread Arttu V.
On 11/26/08, Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damian wrote: I agree. I been using ntp here and it works fine. If you need help configuring it, let me know. Off list if needed, just put Gentoo in the subject line. Ok, thanks Dale. But I can you tell me if there is any difference among ntp

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-26 Thread Arttu V.
On 11/26/08, Arttu V. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I beg your pardon for once again clicking on Send instead of Archive in gmail ... . -- Arttu V.

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-26 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:11:43 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: An interesting sidenote on this. I work for a tier 1 carrier in my country and right now we are replacing our ntp server. I don't work with this stuff every day so I was most surprised to find that the new unit is actually a GPS device

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-26 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wednesday 26 November 2008 18:58:26 Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:11:43 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: An interesting sidenote on this. I work for a tier 1 carrier in my country and right now we are replacing our ntp server. I don't work with this stuff every day so I was most

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-26 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:31:16 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: And if someone steals it, it can tell you where it is :) That's clever, very clever :-) I was only half joking. There's a GPS tracker app for the Google Android so you can find it if stolen. What's even more clever is I spent

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-26 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wednesday 26 November 2008 21:09:38 Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:31:16 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: And if someone steals it, it can tell you where it is :) That's clever, very clever :-) I was only half joking. There's a GPS tracker app for the Google Android so you

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-26 Thread Iain Buchanan
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:31:16 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: And if someone steals it, it can tell you where it is :) That's clever, very clever :-) I was only half joking. There's a GPS tracker app for the Google Android so you can find it if stolen. conspiracy_theory Or

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-26 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:04:24 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: I was only half joking. There's a GPS tracker app for the Google Android so you can find it if stolen. conspiracy_theory Or someone else can track _you_! /conspiracy_theory Yes, but only the people running the tracking service.

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-25 Thread damian
I agree. I been using ntp here and it works fine. If you need help configuring it, let me know. Off list if needed, just put Gentoo in the subject line. Ok, thanks Dale. But I can you tell me if there is any difference among ntp and htpdate?

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-25 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Dienstag, 25. November 2008 16:38:00 schrieb damian: I agree. I been using ntp here and it works fine. If you need help configuring it, let me know. Off list if needed, just put Gentoo in the subject line. Ok, thanks Dale. But I can you tell me if there is any difference among ntp

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-25 Thread damian
So yes, there is a difference. With htpdate, you synchronize against a _web_ server. How do you know it has a stable time source? OTOH, with ntp you synchronize against a specialized network _time_ server which is usually equiped with an accurate time souce*), using a protocol that was

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-25 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 25 November 2008 20:40:52 Dirk Heinrichs wrote: So yes, there is a difference. With htpdate, you synchronize against a _web_ server. How do you know it has a stable time source? OTOH, with ntp you synchronize against a specialized network _time_ server which is usually equiped with

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-25 Thread Dale
damian wrote: I agree. I been using ntp here and it works fine. If you need help configuring it, let me know. Off list if needed, just put Gentoo in the subject line. Ok, thanks Dale. But I can you tell me if there is any difference among ntp and htpdate? This is the first

[gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-24 Thread damian
Hi, In the past I've used htpdate to synchronize my computer's clock. But I would like to know what daemon would you recommend me. I'm searching for a lightweight option. Thanks in advance, Damian.

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-24 Thread Paul Hartman
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 2:01 PM, damian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, In the past I've used htpdate to synchronize my computer's clock. But I would like to know what daemon would you recommend me. I'm searching for a lightweight option. I use net-misc/ntp and it seems to work fine. Paul

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-24 Thread Dave Jones
Hi Damian, damian wrote on 24/11/08 21:01: In the past I've used htpdate to synchronize my computer's clock. But I would like to know what daemon would you recommend me. I'm searching for a lightweight option. ntp is a 'standard' ntp set-up. It needs some configuration work to get it running

Re: [gentoo-user] Update the clock using internet servers: recommendations

2008-11-24 Thread Dale
Dave Jones wrote: Hi Damian, damian wrote on 24/11/08 21:01: In the past I've used htpdate to synchronize my computer's clock. But I would like to know what daemon would you recommend me. I'm searching for a lightweight option. ntp is a 'standard' ntp set-up. It needs some