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Author: der.hans
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Subject: Time Sync
Am 26. Apr, 2001 schwäzte Tyler Hall so:

> Does anyone know of a program that will sync the system clock with a
> satalite? I don't even know if this is possible, but I thought i'd ask.


ntpd or xntpd.

ntp = network time protocol

Make sure you're behind a firewall when you use it. I've recently noticed
people trying to connect to my box at home on the ntp port :(.

The docs, /usr/share/doc, have info about who to connect to, etc. Lots of
docs...

ciao,

der.hans
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