[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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