Clint Harshaw said: [snip] > [charshaw@localhost charshaw]$ egrep -v '^$|^#' /etc/ntp.conf > restrict default ignore Be default ignore everything > restrict 209.132.176.4 mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery Allow 209.132.176.4 through > restrict 127.0.0.1 > server 66.187.233.4 But not the server you are trying to use. [snip] > > [charshaw@localhost charshaw]$ /usr/sbin/ntpq -p > remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter > ========================================================================= > ===== > clock1.redhat.c 0.0.0.0 16 u - 64 0 0.000 0.000 > 4000.00 So the server stays as strata 16 (unreachable). -- William Hooper