Re: Setting the date and time

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Sun, 10 Oct 1999 17:35:21 -0400


In message <19991010222114.A1417@lamia.loth.demon.co.uk>, Steve Dodd writes:
+-----
| On Sun, Oct 10, 1999 at 08:46:28AM -0400, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
| > BTW, xntpd works fine on a dialup. It complains mildly when the link goes
| > down, but keeps adjusting the clock according to the recent drift rate unti
| l
| > the link comes back, at which time it resynchs and goes on.
|
| You can configure the local system clock to be a backup server with a high
| stratum number, so when the link goes down you don't lose syncronisation --
| and you can carry on serving clients on your local network.
+--->8

And I do. You still get complaints about no route to host for the other
servers once you disconnect.

And the local clock is a little *too* unstable for that, for some odd reason
(it is okay except on Red Hat 5.x where it drifts forward badly).

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