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Neil Williams wrote: > > Has anyone used such a program? Nope use ntpd.conf - you probably have it installed, and just need to (update! &) configure it. > Is it possible to sync with a remote source like some atomic clock or > similar? Those nice people at Rugby provide an accurate time feed for the whole Internet. The main issue is that xntpd (the time daemon) had a recent buffer overflow, so definitely upgrade to the latest version available and check status (The author was having trouble with understanding the BugTraq report as I recall). ntpdate sets the time on booting, and xntpd keeps adjusting it using the kernel adjtimed system call. As adjtimed need root access the daemon must run as root, so buffer overflows are potentially extra nasty. Most ISP's provide an NTP server as part of the service; e.g. ntp.demon.co.uk ntp1.demon.co.uk ntp2.demon.co.uk So you can firewall as appropriate. ntp has it's own newsgroup - so if you get stuck you know where to turn. -- Are you using the Internet to best effect ? www.eighth-layer.com Tel: +44(0)1395 232769 ICQ: 116952768 Moderated discussion of teleworking at news:uk.business.telework -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.