In article <[email protected]>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Joseph Gwinn wrote: > > In article <[email protected]>, > > "Richard B. Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Joseph Gwinn wrote: > >>> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Danny Mayer) > >>> wrote: > >>> > > [snip] > >>> 3. The original question was how to interpret a specific status code, > >>> 9514. I read the explanation in the documentation, but became no wiser > >>> for it. Thus my question. > >>> > >>> If there isn't a NTP FAQ entry on this, there probably should be. Our > >>> sysadmins were flummoxed by the cloud of 5914 codes, and they are far > >>> too busy to undertake a research project. (The deeper problem is that > >>> some managers believe that NTP is plug and play, which isn't quite true.) > >>> > >>> > >>> The various answers and questions I've gotten have been quite useful, as > >>> they give me a list of things to think about and investigate, things I > >>> might not have thought of, or soon thought of. > >>> > >>> Joe Gwinn > >> Joe, > >> > >> You need to proofread your message text a little more carefully!! > >> > >> Which error are you ACTUALLY getting? You say 9514 and then 5914! > >> Which is it? > > > > You're right, but it wouldn't help, for an odd reason. > > > > The status code is 9514. > > > > But I have a Clausing 5914 lathe. > > > > Inherent dyslexia inducer. > > > > > >> Also, you might try Google with the FULL and EXACT text of the error > >> message! > > > > It's "9514", pulled from a field in peerstats records. Think I'll get > > many false hits? Qualifying 9514 with peerstats brought me back to this > > thread. > > > > So, tried "Maximum Distance Exceded", got led back to this exact news > > thread. > > > > But let's say I did find some relevant hits. This is the Internet. How > > would I know which hits to believe? > > > > I would be influenced by who wrote it and who disagreed with him! But what if I listen to the loudest one? > > The FAQ has to be the place for such explanations. > > I'm not sure if this qualifies as an FAQ as I don't recall that it has > come up before. FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions. RAQ then? Rarely Asked Questions Seriously, I can't believe that I'm the only person in history to be perplexed by these status codes, and those little three-word summaries are a bit telegraphic. Joe Gwinn _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
