NTP strange behavior

pixellany · 06-07-2009, 10:56 PM

Mepis 8 / KDE 3.5.10

Clock is set up to use NTP, and there was no sign that it is not working---until I brought up http://www.time.gov/ The first time I did this, I found the computer was several tens of SECONDS fast. I changed ntp servers, and within seconds, the time was correct.

Just now I noted that the clock was again ~ 10 seconds fast . I changed back to the original ntp server, and it again synced up within a second.

???????

acid_kewpie · 06-08-2009, 02:41 AM

Not really sure what you're having problems with, if it's just NTP not working, check your sync status by querying the ntpd daemon... "ntpq -pn" does it for me.

pixellany · 06-08-2009, 07:53 AM

WTF?? ntp does not appear to be installed---let alone running. How is it that the KDE clock menu gives me the option of using it?????

Installed ntp and started ntpd

ntpq gives rational results

In the clock config, disabled "set time automatically". Now ntpq gives huge errors.

Re-enabled "set time automatically". Now it can't find any ntp servers.

DOUBLE WTF???

tredegar · 06-08-2009, 10:50 AM

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DOUBLE WTF???

Would that be KDE4 by any chance?

archtoad6 · 06-28-2009, 06:26 AM

Are you still using MEPIS? -- If so, which one? (Answers the KDE 3/4 Q.)