I have heard nothing about it so far, but it would be a good feature to have. It is very simple to implement as well, since most Linux distributions already have this capability.
Mind you, any network installation with one or more servers inside the firewall is likely to have a local NTP time server capability on one of their servers, and can do without it on the firewall. However, I think the firewall, being the chokepoint, is a good location for the NTP service.
[ QUOTE ] I have heard nothing about it so far, but it would be a good feature to have. It is very simple to implement as well, since most Linux distributions already have this capability.
Mind you, any network installation with one or more servers inside the firewall is likely to have a local NTP time server capability on one of their servers, and can do without it on the firewall. However, I think the firewall, being the chokepoint, is a good location for the NTP service.
[/ QUOTE ] I actually have my file server doing ntp synchronization duties for the network AND the astaro box as well.
[ QUOTE ] I actually have my file server doing ntp synchronization duties for the network AND the astaro box as well.
[/ QUOTE ]I do the same, in addition I also have a time synced NetWare environment.
Since Windows XP SP2 added the "Internet Time" tab to the "Date and Time Properties" applet, WinXP machines will now time sync themselves weekly to a Microsoft time source. I do not like the Microsoft approach. I prefer to time sync the machines every 1 - 24 hours to a time source of my own chosing. Here in western Canada, timelord.uregina.ca is the favored open time source to use.
I can redefine the time source on a WinXP machine, but the applet does not allow me to adjust the sync interval. I guess there is a setting buried somewhere in the registry for that.
[ QUOTE ] I actually have my file server doing ntp synchronization duties for the network AND the astaro box as well.
[/ QUOTE ]I do the same, in addition I also have a time synced NetWare environment.
Since Windows XP SP2 added the "Internet Time" tab to the "Date and Time Properties" applet, WinXP machines will now time sync themselves weekly to a Microsoft time source. I do not like the Microsoft approach. I prefer to time sync the machines every 1 - 24 hours to a time source of my own chosing. Here in western Canada, timelord.uregina.ca is the favored open time source to use.
I can redefine the time source on a WinXP machine, but the applet does not allow me to adjust the sync interval. I guess there is a setting buried somewhere in the registry for that.
Tardis can operate as a service and I run that on my PDC so time synchs correctly.
I tried following the Microsoft approach for setting up a PDC as a time server and it did not work no matter what I tried. (I see many abandoned threads on Experts Exchange on this issue too).
