[Gllug] Linux ntp talking to MS Windows

Thu Aug 3 10:34:01 UTC 2006

On Thu 03 Aug, Alain Williams wrote:
> 

> If I go:
> 	ntpdate vega
> the time becomes synchronised exactly (and ntpdc confirms this), now is about a day
> since I last did this.
> 
> I do notice that Linux ntpd sends out NTPv4 packets and vega replies NTPv3, but the
> documentation suggests that this should work. (This I learned from tcpdump).
> 
> I have a feeling that I have done something stupid, npt is normally a no brainer.
> 
> Can anyone point me in the right direction ?
> 

   There has been a security privilege issue with ntp trying to modify the
hardware clock, while ntpdate may adjust a software offset.

-- 
Chris Bell

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