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-u    Direct ntpdate to use an unprivileged port or outgoing packets. This is most useful when behind a firewall that blocks incoming traffic to privileged ports, and you want to synchronise with hosts beyond the firewall.

-John

Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "Glenn" == Glenn Murray <gmurray at Mines.EDU> writes:
> 
> Glenn> Thanks for the response.  However there is no /etc/ntp/ on my
> Glenn> standard Debian distribution, and I get:
> 
> yeah, looks like yours has a /etc/ntp.conf instead.
> 
> Glenn> glenn/$ sudo ntpdate time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov 2 Oct 12:58:39
> Glenn> ntpdate[16969]: no server suitable for synchronization found
> Glenn> glenn/$ sudo ntpdate time.nist.gov 2 Oct 12:59:01
> Glenn> ntpdate[16970]: no server suitable for synchronization found
> Glenn> glenn at gems:glenn/$ sudo ntpdate 2 Oct 12:58:06 ntpdate[16967]:
> Glenn> no servers can be used, exiting glenn/$ more /etc/ntp.conf #
> Glenn> Provided off of blug --GM
> 
> This might have been covered before, but do you have a firewall of any
> kind setup?
> 
> You need to allow port 123 traffic from port 123 traffic (tcp)...
> 
> somehow it looks like it's just not getting a response back...
> 
> kevin
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