Andy Helten wrote: > [email protected] wrote: > >> I have a network isolated the internet but I need a time server to run >> on this private network. Are there any standalone time server >> packages out there? Is there a way to force ntpd to sync with my >> computer clock and then run sending out the time data? Ntpd will run
It would be meaningless to synchronise the computer clock to the computer clock, as they would never differ! However, you can force ntpd to claim to be synchronised when it is not, and it is one of the most frequently asked questions. >> after indicating it can't find a valid source to sync with but then it >> only sends out null data in its response messages for time. Any >> suggestions? It shouldn't send null data; it should send data with various alarm indications. >> >> Thank you for any help. > > If you don't need to keep exact time but just want machines on an > isolated network to stay synced with each other, look into orphan mode > and don't even bother with the RTC. Orphan mode only works without real servers on the most recent versions of ntpd; I'm not even sure if it works on the release version. With older versions, it will appear to work for somewhat over half a day, then start ignoring the server. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
