[ntp:questions] AIX ntp.conf problem

Danny Mayer mayer at gis.net
Thu Oct 6 02:59:15 UTC 2005


DJ wrote:
> Have ntp 4.1.1 under AIX 4.3.3.  on intranet
> in ntp.conf if I put
> 
> server aserver.com
> 
> where aserver.com resolves to 192.168.10.10
> 
> then run ntpd -D 3 I never see ntpd sending anything to aserver.com
> 
> if, instead, I put in ntp.conf
> 
> server 192.168.10.10
> 
> 
> then ntpd works properly
> 
> If I use ntpd on linux then names/IP-address both work !!
> 
> Whats going on under AIX ?

Check your DNS. can you run dig from your AIX box? what's in 
/etc/resolv.conf?

Danny



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