And after each of those lines shown below is a line that says: addto_syslog: configuration of 148.167.132.200 failed addto_syslog: configuration of 66.27.60.10 failed Any ideas? I am going to google this and see if anything pops up. -- Steve -----Original Message----- >From: "Steven A. DuChene" >Sent: Aug 25, 2009 4:44 PM >To: Main PLUG discussion list >Subject: Re: correct way to set timezone & clock/date? > >Hmm, in the debug output from the ntp server startup on my gateway system I see >the following: > >addto_syslog: Cannot find existing interface for address 148.167.132.200 >addto_syslog: Cannot find existing interface for address 66.27.60.10 > >among the other messages there. The addresses 148.167.132.200 and 66.27.60.10 >corresponds to the two ntp servers I have set in my ntp.conf file on that system. > >So it seems that the ntpd daemon does indeed start up but it still is not able to contact >either of the ntp servers I have configured. > >NUTS! > >Just a guess but I am thinking this is a Cox network thing. That is just a guess though. >Is anyone else here on a Cox cable modem able to sync to a external ntp server? >-- >Steve > >-----Original Message----- >>From: "Steven A. DuChene" >>Sent: Aug 25, 2009 4:37 PM >>To: Main PLUG discussion list >>Subject: Re: correct way to set timezone & clock/date? >> >>OK, I may be wrong again. If I start ntpd by hand on my gateway/firewall system >>it does indeed start and I am able to sync to that system from the other client >>systems on my network but when I do a ntpq on it and type "peers" the only >>thing listed there is the LOCAL (0) one. Unless I am mistaken it should also >>list the two other ntp servers I have configured in the ntp.conf file. Right? >> >>-----Original Message----- >>>From: "Steven A. DuChene" >>>Sent: Aug 25, 2009 4:28 PM >>>To: Main PLUG discussion list >>>Subject: Re: correct way to set timezone & clock/date? >>> >>>I mis-spoke below. It is not the cable modem thata has a time display but rather the cable TV box >>>that has nothing to do with my network. >>> >>>I have discovered something else. If I start ntpd by hand on my external gateway server >>>(the SuSE-10.1 system), it seems to work just fine. It seems to synchronize with the >>>ntp servers and provides replies to my local network systems. >>> >>>It seems that is is just the actual ntpdate command to those external servers that does not >>>function and hangs everytime I try it. My guess is if I commented out the calls to ntpdate >>>in the ntp init script everything would function just fine. >>> >>>Why would ntpd connect and work fine but ntpdate will not function? >>>-- >>>Steve >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: "Steven A. DuChene" >>>>Sent: Aug 25, 2009 3:50 PM >>>>To: Alex Dean , Main PLUG discussion list >>>>Subject: Re: correct way to set timezone & clock/date? >>>> >>>>My Cox cable modem has a time display that is set by their network and the time on my system >>>>is set to under a minute different than that display. Besides if I cannot get any sort of reply >>>>from the ntp servers how can I tell what time they are synced to? >>>>-- >>>>Steve >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------- >>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss