Hello! I have a number of linux machines to which I send multicast data over a one-way dvb satellite link.
In addition to this dvb 'forward channel', these machines are able to connect to the internet via a satellite phone 'return channel'. I am currently running ntpd on them to sync the clock when they do connect via sat-phone. But as the sat-phone sessions are brief and irregular, this is not reliable enough. Sometimes months go by without any two-way traffic. In my dreams, I am able to set the clocks with a multicast time signal over the one-way DVB channel, which is available at all times. As far as I can tell, I can't use ntpd for this, as it won't work unless there can be a two-way conversation between client and server. I hope I am mistaken. Is there any way it can be done? Many thanks for your time, Julian _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
