[comp.protocols.time.ntp] Basic config question?

ken@HPSDLZ.SDD.HP.COM (Ken Stone) (01/16/91)

> Now the problem. I'm trying to configure two nodes, one 
> client and one server.  This should be just a two line
> config file, but I can't get it work.  I don't know
> if the problem is in the config file or if the file is
> even gets read.  I'd be satified if could just get 
> ntpdate to work, but it tells me that there is no 
> server to get the info from.

One thing to watch out for is that unless you configure the resolver,
you must use numeric IP addresses for the hosts.  To configure the
resolver, you will need a keys file, and these lines in the config file.

resolver	/usr/local/etc/xntpres	
keys		/etc/ntp.keys
requestkey	65535

Of course the locations are your decision ... this is described under
the heading of "Name resolution" in the document "On the Care and Feeding
of Xntpd" that should have been with the distribution.

  -- Ken