Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:12:35 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Earl <elarsen2@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: clock not keeping time Message-ID: <20040207091235.GA7043@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4024690B.4090205@cox.net> References: <4024690B.4090205@cox.net>
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--sm4nu43k4a2Rpi4c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 10:26:51PM -0600, Earl wrote: > I change the clock to the correct time. And the next day when I log in=20 > the time is worng. How can I fix this. So that it will keep the correct= =20 > time. In general, use ntpd(8) to synch your sytem clock to various time servers on the net. This works well on a broadband or always-on connection, but be warned that it will bring up a dial-up line about every twenty minutes, so it's probably not what you want in that situation -- an alternative in that case is to use ntpdate(8) out of your /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup script. Here's a sample /etc/ntp.conf that you can probably just drop into your system. See http://fortytwo.ch/time/ for details of the 'pool.ntp.org' system. Replace the nework number and netmask in the 3rd line with the ones appropriate to your site: restrict default nomodify nopeer # Restrict access ... restrict 127.0.0.1 # ... except for me ... restrict 192.168.0.0 mask 255.255.255.0 # ... an the local net server pool.ntp.org server pool.ntp.org server pool.ntp.org pidfile /var/run/ntpd.pid driftfile /var/ntp/ntp.drift See also the lists of public stratum 2 servers at http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock2a.html for some more servers if you need them. Plus consult your ISP -- most will make NTP servers available for their customers. To turn on NTP using the ntp.conf above in your system add: ntpdate_enable=3D"YES" ntpdate_flags=3D"-b -s pool.ntp.org" xntpd_enable=3D"YES" xntpd_flags=3D"" to your /etc/rc.conf (The 'xntpd' bit is historic -- ntpd(8) was called xntpd(8) for some time). Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --sm4nu43k4a2Rpi4c Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAJKwDdtESqEQa7a0RApuCAJ4ocBur1owYZKq0OfpwVr1ZBDYeTgCgmtCo D1hf7zq/38+u7W218qlGNKs= =4Oty -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --sm4nu43k4a2Rpi4c--
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