20111209 ntp-4.2.6p3 [VL7.0]

[stretchedthin]

hata_ph has built a new Ntp package for VectorLinux 7.0.
   
   

• Package:   ntp-4.2.6p3-i586-1vl70.txz
• MD5: 3ff567bbcc3f27b182fadb6ef68ea7eb
• Package Size:   1446 K
• Installed Size:   3950 K
• Sources: http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-7.0/source/extra/n/ntp

   
   

Code:

ntp: ntp (Network Time Protocol daemon)
ntp:
ntp: The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a
ntp: computer client or server to another server or reference time source,
ntp: such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. It provides client
ntp: accuracies typically within a millisecond on LANs and up to a few tens
ntp: of milliseconds on WANs relative to a primary server synchronized to
ntp: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) via a Global Positioning Service
ntp: (GPS) receiver, for example.
ntp:
ntp: License: Refer to COOPYRIGHT
ntp: Authors: http://www.ntp.org/
ntp: Website: http://www.ntp.org/

   
   After testing this package please stop back here and let us know how it works for you.
   

[montyny]

Downloaded and installed. For me at least, the application works a lot better than rdate.

Now I need to find out the best way to call from the rc init scripts.

[hata_ph]

Thanks for testing it...once you figure out how to use it it would be helpful to make a small tutorial on that

[vincent2]

just installed also, but can't remeber the commands to run ntp, would anyone elaborte here again?

[montyny]

You can use ntpdate (with a host eg pool.ntp.org) to instantly update the clock. This can be added to cron but is not the preferred method.

I didn't realize this initially, but the ntp package installs an rc script in the appropriate directory (I'm not used to the slackware init scripts so it took me a while to realize this) - I don't have the machine available now but I think it was rc.ntp in the /etc/rc.d directory.

I'll check when I next boot the PC to see that it's running and keeping the clock up to date.