ntp problems (strata too high)

[martinmcc at orbweavers.co.uk]

Hi,

   I am having problems getting my client machine syncing with hy ntp
server. Details follow -

doing a ntpdate -d 192.168.16.1 on the client returns

12 Mar 19:35:56 ntpdate[1443]: ntpdate 4.2.0-a Thu Nov  4 22:31:39 UTC
2004 (1)
Looking for host 192.168.16.1 and service ntp
transmit(192.168.16.1)
receive(192.168.16.1)
transmit(192.168.16.1)
receive(192.168.16.1)
transmit(192.168.16.1)
receive(192.168.16.1)
transmit(192.168.16.1)
receive(192.168.16.1)
transmit(192.168.16.1)
192.168.16.1: Server dropped: strata too high
server 192.168.16.1, port 123
stratum 16, precision -20, leap 11, trust 000
refid [192.168.16.1], delay 0.02574, dispersion 0.00000
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time:    00000000.00000000  Thu, Feb  7 2036  6:28:16.000
originate timestamp: c5ddc31c.eacb5afa  Sat, Mar 12 2005 19:35:56.917
transmit timestamp:  c5ddc31d.053aaf24  Sat, Mar 12 2005 19:35:57.020
filter delay:  0.02579  0.02577  0.02574  0.02574
         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
filter offset: -0.10333 -0.10334 -0.10334 -0.10334
         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
delay 0.02574, dispersion 0.00000
offset -0.103344
------------


On the server  ntpq -cas returns -

ind assID status  conf reach auth condition  last_event cnt
===========================================================
  1 15532  b024   yes   yes  none    reject   reachable  2
  2 15533  b024   yes   yes  none    reject   reachable  2
  3 15534  b024   yes   yes  none    reject   reachable  2
  4 15535  b024   yes   yes  none    reject   reachable  2
-------------------

and ntpq -p returns

     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset 
jitter
==============================================================================
 clueful.shagged 195.66.241.3     2 u  107  256   17   33.901  199.499 
14.837
 sky.nuxi.it     217.11.227.68    3 u  108  256   17   68.775  212.512 
17.382
 i157107.upc-i.c 193.79.237.14    2 u  107  256   17   54.001  203.632  
9.815
 62.152.126.5    146.48.83.182    3 u  109  256   17   58.000  201.334  
9.996
--------------------

ntp.conf on server is

restrict 192.168.16.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap
restrict 127.0.0.1

server uk.pool.ntp.org
server 0.pool.ntp.org
server 1.pool.ntp.org
server 2.pool.ntp.org

logfile   /var/log/ntp.log
-------------------

(server ip is 192.168.16.1, client is 192.168.16.200)

doing a ntpdate uk.pool.ntp.org from either server or client syncs fine.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Martin