Need help setting up LAN Time server

digity · 05-25-2006, 09:45 PM

I need help setting up a very simple time (NTP) server just for my home network. I've installed the ntp 4.2.0a package for Ubuntu, but not sure how to configure it (/etc/ntp.conf) to run independently of the Internet (I have no net access currently)

I just want all clocks on all my machines synched up (especially my XBOX, it resets alot when it boots up)

I'm running Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Flight 7.

TIA

digity · 05-25-2006, 11:56 PM

i believe i've figured it out, got my xbox to sync. here's what my ntp.conf looks like

Code:

logfile /var/log/ntpd
driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift

# server ntp.ubuntu.com

server 127.127.1.0
fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10

# restrict default ignore
restrict default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery

broadcast localhost

i just have to figure out how to get ntp to start automatically at boot

any ideas?

David the H. · 05-26-2006, 12:35 AM

I found this page about starting/stopping services helpful. It doesn't cover Ubuntu directly, but it does talk about Debian, so it's probably applicable.

http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/0...during_01.html

There's also rcconf, an ncurses based tool for setting up services quickly. It's the most convenient way I've found. You'll probably have to install the package first though.

A year or more ago I used one of the gnome-system-tools to do it, but it stopped working on my system for some reason, so I removed the package and switched to the above.

TigerOC · 05-26-2006, 03:27 AM

You have used the address 127.127.1.0. The localhost address is normally 127.0.0.1 and this may cause problems since you are trying to sync time locally. Check your syslog to see if it is resolving the address 127.127.1.0.

digity · 06-15-2006, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TigerOC

You have used the address 127.127.1.0. The localhost address is normally 127.0.0.1 and this may cause problems since you are trying to sync time locally. Check your syslog to see if it is resolving the address 127.127.1.0.

actually it has to be 127.127.1.0, not 127.0.0.1. something to do with how ntp gets the date/time from the local machine. 127.0.0.1 doesn't work, but 127.127.1.0 does.