From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 30 01:11:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 522D616A4C0 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 01:11:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns2.wananchi.com (ns2.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C3AA43FF5 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 01:11:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from wash by ns2.wananchi.com with local (Exim 4.22 #3 (FreeBSD)) id 1A4FbJ-0005tM-KG; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:11:17 +0300 Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:11:17 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington To: Christopher Raven Message-ID: <20030930081117.GG97601@ns2.wananchi.com> Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington , Christopher Raven , freebsd-isp@freebsd.org References: <20030930074515.GD97601@ns2.wananchi.com> <001b01c38727$fd87de00$01ffa8c0@cianoh469jbbk7> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <001b01c38727$fd87de00$01ffa8c0@cianoh469jbbk7> X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message,where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine alone!. X-Fortune: Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. -- Henry David Thoreau X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE i386 X-Best-Window-Manager: Blackbox X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.4i (2003-03-19) X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd. X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa. X-Uptime: 11:10AM up 4 days, 3:39, 5 users, load averages: 5.30, 3.54, 3.15 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Public Time Synchronization Servers X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:11:25 -0000 * Christopher Raven [20030930 10:54]: wrote: > Presumably you did try one at a time and not just the scripting to > ensure they are reachable? I see no problems one at a time from our end > on those servers... If that's the case for you too then perhaps try a > different batch call method The batch method is really fine. Okay here is a non-batched test, for exemple: [root@ns1 /root]# ntpdate ntp1.icomtek.csir.co.za 30 Sep 11:07:35 ntpdate[16353]: no server suitable for synchronization found [root@ns1 /root]# ntpdate -d ntp1.icomtek.csir.co.za 30 Sep 11:07:49 ntpdate[16354]: ntpdate 3-5.93e Fri Apr 6 13:16:26 EDT 2001 (1) transmit(146.64.24.58) transmit(146.64.24.58) transmit(146.64.24.58) transmit(146.64.24.58) transmit(146.64.24.58) server 146.64.24.58, port 123 stratum 0, precision 0, leap 00, trust 000 refid [0.0.0.0], delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000 transmitted 4, in filter 4 reference time: 00000000.00000000 Thu, Feb 7 2036 3:28:16.000 originate timestamp: 00000000.00000000 Thu, Feb 7 2036 3:28:16.000 transmit timestamp: c3240cb8.fd805000 Tue, Sep 30 2003 11:07:52.990 filter delay: 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 filter offset: 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000 offset 0.000000 30 Sep 11:07:53 ntpdate[16354]: no server suitable for synchronization found [root@ns1 /root]# -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington "The box said 'Requires Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com Windows 95, NT, or better,' Tel: +254 2 313985-9 +254 2 313922 so I installed FreeBSD." GSM: +254 72 743223 +254 733 744121 This sig is McQ! :-) This fortune is false.