[ntp:questions] Unable to get time from the internet using NTP

Unruh unruh-spam at physics.ubc.ca
Mon Oct 5 17:49:03 UTC 2009


Dew Wrobel <drew.wrobel at gmail.com> writes:

>I have to setup a couple of servers that will get their time from the
>internet.

>I have following the steps listed at http://www.pool.ntp.org/

>The following is the contents of ntp.conf:

>driftfile /drift/ntp.drift
>server 0.us.pool.ntp.org
>server 1.us.pool.ntp.org
>server 2.us.pool.ntp.org
>server 3.us.pool.ntp.org

>When I start NTP, the start up hands with ntpdate trying to get the

"start up hands"-- this means what?

And you should not start with ntpdate. ntpd -g does essentially the same
thing. 


>time from the servers.  I have verified that the server names do
>verify in DNS.

No. Each time they are called via dns you get a different IP address. It
is a huge round robin.



>Do I need to pick a different set of servers?  Any idea/suggestions
>would be greatly appreciatd.

What is the problem?



>Thanks




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