[ntp:questions] Re: Configuring Expert GPS CLOCK with Linux RedHat

Ulrich Windl Ulrich.Windl at RZ.Uni-Regensburg.DE
Tue Nov 11 13:40:05 UTC 2003


Giuseppe Salerno <gsppslrn at libero.it> writes:

> Hello.
> 
> I have a problem configuring Expert GPS CLOCK with Linux RedHat.
> It don't sincronize with the time-server,
> I'm using ntp-4.2.0; when I use the ntpd daemon, I receive an error message:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [root at localhost gsalerno]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/ntpd start
> ntpd: Aprendo firewall per input da 127.127.20.0 porta 123     [  OK  ]
> ntpd: Sincronizzazione con l'ora del server:
> [FALLITO]
> Avvio di ntpd:
>                        [  OK  ]

I like spaghetti, but would you mind executing "LANG=" and report the
results again?


> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Trying manually to force time using ntpdate I receive:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [root at localhost gsalerno]# ntpdate -s -b -d -p 8 127.127.20.0
> addto_syslog: ntpdate 4.2.0 at 1.1161-r Sat Nov  1 02:18:04 CET 2003 (1)
> Looking for host 127.127.20.0 and service ntp
> host found : 127.127.20.0
> transmit(127.127.20.0)
> receive(127.127.20.0)
> transmit(127.127.20.0)

You cannot "ntpdate-poll" a reference clock, you can only poll a NTP
server.  Maybe see the FAQ...

[...]

Ulrich



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