Re: [LUG] NTP Server Newbie help

[Paul M <paul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2002-11-29 at 13:34, Simon Rodda wrote:
> The way I did it was to add the IP address of my NTP sync'ed box to the
> ntp.conf file of my other ~ux boxes. For windows - I have a little util
> "NISTIME 32" (again, add the IP address to its config. file) that queries a
> server.

That should be all it requires fyi ntp runs on port 123 so you will have
to make sure its open. Also its recoomended you have at list 3 servers
in yours servers config file

some notes here

http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/database/html_xntp3-5.90/notes.html

Paul M

> Simon
>
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> From: <richy.fennell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 11:55 AM
> Subject: [LUG] NTP Server Newbie help
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>
> > Hi can somone help, I have setup my Mandrake server with NTPd to sync time
> with an NTP server online, This seem to work very well, I would like to use
> this as a time server for my whole network. I dont want all the clients
> accessing the internet for there time as this takes up nadwidth and is not
> very polite to the NTP provider as he will have an extra 30 clients.
> > Can somone explain how i setup my server to act as an NTP server as well
> as NTP Client.
> > Information
> > I have ntpd installed
> > my subnet is 192.168.9.0 255.255.255.0
> > I am running Netatalk on the machine.
> > The clients will all be running freeware NTP software (Mac and PC)
> >
> > Thanks for any help i recieve
> > Regards
> >
> > Richy the NTP Newbie  ;)
> >
> >
> >
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