On Thursday 31 October 2002 08:21 am, Anthony E. Greene wrote: > Generally, each network has one box that syncs with an external source > and all other local boxes sync from that one. The minimizes the load on > public time servers and makes for a flexible system. *nix boxes can sync > to the local time server using rdate or NTP. Assuming the local time > server is capable of running SMB, Winboxes can use the "NET TIME" command > or an NTP utility. I think the NT or 2k resource kit includes a timeserv > utility to sync those machines with a time server, probably using NTP. > > To answer your question, NTP uses port 123, TCP and UDP. Your router > should NAT the packets so you don't have to worry about port forwarding.
thanks for your help, guys. i guess how i'm doing is it fine. i have 2 computers behind my firewall/router that are running ntp, but here's the prob. it takes less than a day for them to drift apart (why are they drifting apart in the first place?). once they are unsynced, kmail starts crashing (its a known problem if it is being run off an nfs share that has a different time than the local machine). what can i do about that? where can i read up on how to make one box sync with an external source, then all of my other local boxes sync off that one? thanks, christopher -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
