Sounding to me like there might be a problem in your ntp.conf file. Can we have a look at it? Steven A. DuChene wrote: > 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 >>>>> -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- 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