i am just trying to keep my own time and get the real time from
internet servers, here is the output:
root@rider:~# ntpq -p
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
==============================================================================
server1.shellva .INIT. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
mail.honeycomb. .INIT. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
thor.netservice .INIT. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
ntp.sunflower.c .INIT. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
ntp2.Rescomp.Be .INIT. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
voxl-nyc-15.ser .INIT. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
xen1.rack911.co .INIT. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
ntp1.Housing.Be .INIT. 16 u - 1024 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
I do need that port 123 open on the router ?
thanks
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Rob Owens <row...@ptd.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:22:57PM -0500, Joey L wrote:
>> I have installed ntp server on my debian box.
>> I am trying to sync with a public external time server.
>> I have found a couple on the internet - but none seem to want to sync
>> with me or my ntp daemon does not want to do it.
>>
>> I have entered the following in my /etc/ntp.conf file:
>>
>> server 0.us.pool.ntp.org
>> server 1.us.pool.ntp.org
>> server 2.us.pool.ntp.org
>> server 3.us.pool.ntp.org
>>
>> I ran ntpdate and I get this error message -
>> 18 Jan 12:43:23 ntpdate[26430]: no servers can be used, exiting
>>
> ntpdate should not / cannot be used while ntpd is running. Make sure
> that ntpd is running and then run:
>
> ntpq -p
>
> That'll show you what ntp servers you are communicating with.
>
> You do not need to open any inbound ports on your firewall in order for
> ntpd to run. Also, the default debian ntp.conf file works if you are
> just trying to keep your own time accurate, and not trying to act as an
> ntp server for other machines.
>
> -Rob
>
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