John J. Foster wrote: >Good evening, > >After having some recent issues with ntpd (which I'm not certain are >resolved), I decided to take a close look at my /etc/ntp.conf file. > >Below are the _only_ lines in /etc/ntp.conf that are not commented out. > >restrict 127.0.0.1 nomodify >driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift >logfile /var/log/ntp.log >server 0.us.pool.ntp.org >server 1.us.pool.ntp.org >server 2.us.pool.ntp.org > >Researching this subject leads me to believe this is one of the more >difficult subjects to get a good grasp of what is actually taking place >behind the scenes. There appears to be a _lot_ of variables involved >that _could_ have a major impact on operations. > >This workstation in the only linux box on this network, and I would like >to be able to serve time to 5 XP boxes if possible. What I'm asking for >here is 2 things: > >1:) Additions and/or changes to ntp.conf, along with the rationale for >them. >2:) A good laymans explanation (or link to) proper ntp configuration and >usage. > >Thanks, >festus > >
This is my conf file: > # generated automatically by net-scripts > restrict default noquery notrust nomodify > restrict 127.0.0.1 > driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift > restrict 65.83.241.181 nomodify notrap noquery > server 65.83.241.181 > restrict 67.32.118.46 nomodify notrap noquery > server 67.32.118.46 That's the whole thing. There is a command that I used that picked out the three servers that has the fastest ping times but I can't remember what it is. It's in the ofrums somewhere but I can't find it. Dale :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
