NTP and xinetd time daemon

fakie_flip · 11-15-2012, 10:47 AM

What is the difference between the Time Daemon that's built into xinetd and NTP?

acid_kewpie · 11-15-2012, 12:04 PM

NTP has been used in the last 20 years ;-)

http://osr507doc.sco.com/en/NetAdmin...dist_time.html

fakie_flip · 11-15-2012, 12:38 PM

And what about the other?

acid_kewpie · 11-15-2012, 02:13 PM

the other what? you asked about TSP vs NTP. I had no idea TSP was even called TSP until you asked.

Basically... Use NTP. That's what you do. You don't understand it. No one does. But you use it anyway.

fakie_flip · 11-16-2012, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

Basically... Use NTP. That's what you do. You don't understand it. No one does. But you use it anyway.

I am taking the Linux+ examination, so just use it and don't understand it does not fly too well. If you don't know the answer, it's better to not comment, so it will stay in the 0 responses section of the forum for another to find who knows the answer.

michaelk · 11-16-2012, 03:24 PM

As acid_kewpie states TSP is depreciated but is kept for legacy devices. I actually have a SBC which only has rdate i.e the client to the time daemon and run it on my server.

The wiki has the basic information and by going to the NTP site you should be able to figure out the major differences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Protocol

acid_kewpie · 11-16-2012, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fakie_flip

I am taking the Linux+ examination, so just use it and don't understand it does not fly too well. If you don't know the answer, it's better to not comment, so it will stay in the 0 responses section of the forum for another to find who knows the answer.

Ooh get you! Linux+ won't reference the time daemon.

I think you'll find that I gave you a direct link to the comparison between the two protocols. If you can't understand that, that's not my fault.

michaelk · 11-16-2012, 04:12 PM

Hmm, somehow I overlooked that you posted a link...

fakie_flip · 11-17-2012, 02:01 PM

Same, I didn't see that link