Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 02:11:58 -0800 (AKDT) From: Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net> To: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@cold.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'ntpdate' time server Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970504021038.21505E-100000@aak.anchorage.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970504120327.6101A-100000@cold.org>
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On Sun, 4 May 1997, Brandon Gillespie wrote: > I don't want the standard xntpd server, I want a server that you can point > 'ntpdate' too along the lines of 'ntpdate foof.com' and it updates your > clock. The reason I want this server is I have a firewalled network, and > I want servers on the firewall'ed side to somehow get their time sanity > from a machine which can sync with others in the world. I figured I could > have a server outside the firewall keep in sync with other boxes on the > net, and in turn it could be a server for the firewalled side of the > network. The connectivity isn't a concern--I can handle that. My only > problem is I have no idea how to setup a server that 'ntpdate' will > recognize as such. I don't want to setup a continuous xntpd syncing > mechanism, I just want to have the firewalled boxes run ntpdate once a > night. Help? I've dickered with xntpd trying to get it to do what I want > to no avail... i'm not really into this area - but have you checked out "timed"? -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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