Re: ntp (network time protocol) any simple daemon available?

["Anthony E . Greene" <agreene pobox com>]

On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 18:21:18 Bill Carlson wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Boris Lutz wrote:
> 
> > I had a look at the xntp package but I'm just looking for some little
> > daemon that just tell my clients what time it is but I don't need to
> > synchronize the time with ntp every 5 minutes or so in fact I don't want
> > it to do this since I have a dial up link.
> > 
> > I would appreciate it very much if you have hints where I should search,
> 
> Go ahead and install xntpd, then run the utility ntpdate to sync your
> clock when your dialup link comes up. This is nice as you can sync to
> several different servers. In the event one goes through a timewarp,
> ntpdate will ignore the "crazy" server.
> 
> Alternately, look into rdate for syncing to a single server.
> 
> On an Intel type box, it is a good idea to use clock to write the time to
> the BIOS clock once a day or so. That way the time is close to correct
> when the system boots.

I added a batch file to the Starup folder on my Win95 boxes that includes the command:

	net time /set /yes \\LinuxBox

They generally reboot several times a week, which keeps the clock close enough for our needs. I have my home Linux box update it's clock via rdate over a dialup link each night.


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