[olug] local ntp time server?

[neal r]

"Blaufuss, Shane" wrote:

> Well, from a corporate security standpoint you'd want all of your systems to
> reflect the same date/time as your IDS systems, especially if you're
> involving the feds in the event of a break-in or some such.
>

  Or, for the less paranoid, its handy to read the log and know that each
devices agrees on the time an event happened.

  This is the #1 use for NTP and I'd suggest that if you don't have some *real*
reason to sync with things outside your own network that you just take a feed
from wherever and treat it as master.


  I've yet to see someone have a solid reason for needing more than a 'shared
time' for their network ... anyone got a counter example?



>
> >From a geek standpoint, it's damn cool.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Wiese [mailto:bwiese at cotse.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 2:36 PM
> > To: olug at olug.org
> > Subject: Re: [olug] local ntp time server?
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:18:30 -0800
> > "Jacobs, Robert A." <RAJACOBS at northropgrumman.com> wrote:
> >
> > |>-----Original Message-----
> > |>From: Brian Wiese [mailto:bwiese at cotse.com]
> > |>Subject: Re: [olug] local ntp time server?
> > |>
> > |>Just because of the packet delay, and it relates more to network
> > |>location/latency than geographical as Adam said... I wanted to
> > |>get a very
> > |>accurate time versus one a few milliseconds off from the delay.
> > |
> > |What the heck are you working on that you need to be that accurate,
> > |Brian...or is this just one of those "geek" things?  :)
> > |
> > |rob
> >
> > mostly a "geek" thing, but I always set most of my clocks in my room 5
> > minutes fast, then I have several computers with old/going bad mobo
> > batteries and/or are just set differently so they are 5-10
> > min slow -- and
> > I watch those, then I'm late for class!  I need something
> > 'true' to go off
> > of, so I figure why not be as 'true' as I can be?
> >
> > peace
> >
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