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Curt Sampson (cjs@portal.ca)
Tue, 20 Oct 1998 10:31:10 -0700 (PDT)
On 20 Oct 1998, Brian Edmonds wrote:
> I also check for dhclient, as if it's up I'm
> running xntpd which keeps the clocks continually synced.
There's no reason you can't run xntpd without a permanant connection,
either. If you connect, do an ntpdate, start xntpd, and stay
connected for a couple of hours it should get your drift calculated,
so your computer keeps time more accurately when you're not connected.
(Make sure you keep a drift file if you reboot regularly.)
cjs
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