How do, On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 07:32 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Tim wrote: > > On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 04:17 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > >> server > >> clock2.redhat.com > >> server > >> ntp-1.cns.vt.edu > >> server > >> ntp-2.cns.vt.edu > >> server > >> ntp-3.cns.vt.edu > >> server ntp-4.cns.vt.edu > >> > > > > > > Cut and paste error? They should all look more like: > > > > server clock2.redhat.com > > server ntp-1.cns.vt.edu > > server ntp-2.cns.vt.edu > > server ntp-3.cns.vt.edu > > server ntp-4.cns.vt.edu > > > Yes, that is exactly what it looks like before Mozilla Compose mutilated > them > in producing "plain text." > > Those domains all resolve, here. But I don't think you're doing > > yourself any favours by referring to a bunch of NTP servers at the same > > location. You want a collection of different servers, else you might > > believe a set of servers to be true, that believe themselves to all be > > true, when they're not (they might all be referencing themselves). > > > Originally I had three different sources within a few hundred miles in > hope of minimizing delays, some went away over time and the two left always > worked well enough for my purposes. Your suggestion is obviously valid. > But I still can't see what's happening, since ntpq doesn't work even when I > reduce the list to just the Redhat server. > > I picked a collection that come from different locations: > > > > server 0.pool.ntp.org iburst > > server 1.pool.ntp.org iburst > > server 2.pool.ntp.org iburst > > > > Plus a couple of more local ones, to me (au.pool.ntp.org and my ISP's) > I can do something similar but first need to fix my problem. Any hints/errors in /var/log/ntp? > Bob taharka Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
