On Wednesday 07 June 2017 10:54:26 Darac Marjal wrote: > On Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 10:35:23AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > >On Wednesday 07 June 2017 08:56:59 ray wrote: > >> I would like to know the correct syntax for entering a server entry > >> for stretch. > >> > >> All the documentation I find says to list the ntp servers in the > >> file as: server 0.XX.pool.ntp.org > >> server 1.XX.pool.ntp.org > >> > >> An example source from 2017 is https://wiki.debian.org/DateTime > >> > >> When I open /etc/ntp.conf on my new stretch installation, I find > >> this format: pool 0.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst > >> pool 1.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst > >> > >> The latest Debian doc says to start the line with 'server'. > >> The latest Debian implementation starts the line with 'pool'. > >> > >> Are these interchangeable? > > As I understand it "server" will do name resolution once and pick an > IP from the result. "pool" will periodically refresh the name and > cycle to a different member of the pool. > > >> Additionally, there is a parameter 'iburst' which I did not find in > >> the Debian docs but found at http://doc.ntp.org/4.1.1/confopt.htm > > Did you install ntp-doc? Did you check there?
I haven't gotten around to checking that, its on a raspberry pi3b, which has a fan on its heat sinks, but isn't terribly stable, I've locked it up tight at least a dozen times so far today with my horsing around. But I did appear to get ntp to do its job, by adding "server " in front of the fqdn's in /etc/ntp.conf. [...] Now, if I could just make it use the routers broadcasts. Or could at least prove it is broadcasting. Yes it is, I caught a broadcast at xx.xx.xx.255: 14:16:14.760909 IP coyote.coyote.den.ntp > xx.xx.xx.255.ntp: NTPv4, Broadcast, length 48 So it is broadcasting. Now the trick is to make the rest of my machines use it. Hints & examnples welcomed. And I did install ntp-doc just now. A wee bit more verbose, but still no examples. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
