Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 08:33:38 +0200 From: "Robert Tan" <tar@transfer.nl> To: <dan@slightlystrange.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: ntp Message-ID: <DPEDIFKGFNJACMLKGOEGAEKGCDAA.tar@transfer.nl> In-Reply-To: <20020905225300.GA19894@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org>
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But I don't have ntpd running, at least I don't
see it in the ps -ax output. Neither have I set
it in my /etc/rc.conf to YES.
robert.
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> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Daniel Bye
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:53 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: ntp
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 10:15:51PM +0200, Robert Tan wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Im running a machine who has a ppp link1 on a ISDN line.
> > So when traffic is requested on the interface (isp0) the
> > system dials in.
> >
> > Now my machine sends out periodic ('bout every 6 minutes), ntp
> > requests. I don't want this - it's too expensive. But I can't
> > figure out why this happens, Im not having the ntpd waiting in
> > the background.
> >
> > A tcpdump output:
> >
> > 21:59:49.575473 IPCP 14: Conf-Ack(22), IP-Comp VJ-Comp
> > 21:59:53.582708 IP 80: MyAddres.4351 > 194.159.73.44.ntp:
> v3 client strat
> > 0 poll 0 prec 0
> > 21:59:53.634576 IP 80: 194.159.73.44.ntp > MyAddres.4351:
> v3 server strat
> > 2 poll 0 prec -17 [tos 0x10]
>
> I'm guesing you have xntpd_enable="YESS" in /etc/rc.conf? If so, set it
> to "NO", issue `killall ntpd' now, and it will stop dialling in for you.
>
> I don't use ISDN, but I'm sure there must be some way of triggering a
> script once the interface is started and the link established. Use
> ntpdate, or better, ntpd -q, to synchronise your host's clock.
>
> HTH
>
> Dan
>
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