On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 01:20:23 +0100, Carsten Prie� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:45:45 -0500 > Peter Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Bharath Ramesh wrote: > > > > >I just installed a fresh installation of amd64 on another athlon box. > > >I find that the clock seems to be drifting by 8-10 seconds every day. > > >Any idea how I can fix this drift. This drift seems to be large. > > > > > Just install ntp-simple and it'll keep you within a few milliseconds > > off official atomic time. If it asks you were to point use > > pool.ntp.org. > However that are only workarouds? What's with Clients with Dial-up or > without I-Net connection?
I have run NTP on dialup; as long as there was an ability to sync occasionally, I could keep good time. If you have no internet connection, and accurate time actually is of practical importance, then it's worth looking into one or another of the radio clock options. See <http://www.ntp.org/> for documentation on what it can sync against... -- http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/linux.html "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." -- Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)
