Date: 25 Feb 2003 19:35:35 -0500 From: David Magda <dmagda@magda.ca> To: Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ntp broadcast mode Message-ID: <868yw3q3oo.fsf@number6.magda.ca> In-Reply-To: <200302240128.MAA29457@lightning.itga.com.au> References: <200302240128.MAA29457@lightning.itga.com.au>
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Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au> writes: [...] > I run ntp with "ntp -dddd -n -b -p <pidfile> -f <driftfile>" (with > no ntp.conf file) and I see in the ntp debug that it is reading the > broadcast NTP packet. [...] Assuming you meant "ntpd..." as there is no 'ntp' command. > "What we have here is a failure to associate!" > > [Both machines are recent 4-Stable, sometime after 4.7R, tho I also > fail to associate with a Solaris client.] > > Any clues? How long do you wait for it to associate? I have ntpd(8) setup to syncronize to about five Stratum 2 servers, and association takes about 3-4 minutes. Then it takes a little longer to actually start getting good convergence on the "correct" time. You may also want to ask in comp.protocols.time.ntp -- the authors of the NTP hang out there. -- David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca> Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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