One could try to access a different public ntp server. Sometimes a different ntp server will solve connection problems.
Peter M. Sent with my mobile device -----Original Message----- From: Dan <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 09:45:21 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Time Synchronization error in 10.4.11 At 3:55 AM -0500 5/1/2009, Kris Tilford wrote: >I've got a G3 iBook with 10.4.11 (8S165) that was constantly out of >sync with time even though the preference "Set date & time >automatically" option was selected. > >I searched Google and the #1 hit was this Apple knowledge base article >(Last Modified: May 12, 2006): ><http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24116?viewlocale=en_US> (which has you add an iburst to the ntp daemon's config file) >My file had no line that started with "ntpd -f". [etc] Very stale article. >I am more concerned that this issue with time synchronization wasn't >fixed in an update. I don't think they can without a LOT of work and expense. The problem is messy - network reliability (mostly at your end) vs ntp server overload (at their end). In general, one tries to be "polite" when accessing expensive services such as atomic clocks. That's what the minpoll 12 maxpoll 17 settings do. In some cases, the polite queries don't get thru. At that point you have two choices: wait a while and keep at it, or hammer your way in to the server. Adding iburst tells the daemon to hammer its way in with a bunch of queries, hoping that at least one gets thru. If everyone did that, the server (and its network connectivity) would be crushed under a pseudo- denial of service attack. >Time synchronization is REALLY IMPORTANT, and the need to manually >repair this in 10.4.11 seems totally wrong to me. I know mine wasn't >working in 10.4.11. It appears to be fixed now, but this seems lame. It's not that important, and your Mac already has a built-in clock. This sync is simply to correct the drift now and then. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
