ntp handling in 6.0

[Lowell Gilbert]

"Dave" <dmehler26 at woh.rr.com> writes:

> Hello,
>     Has ntp handling changed in 6.0-RELEASE? I've been through the
> handbook and /etc/defaults/rc.conf but haven't found the answer to
> this. I've got a machine acting as an ntp server for a network. When i
> run ntpdate -b <IP> from another machine i get the error "No servers
> suitable for synchronization found". Ntpd from these other boxes shows
> the same. From the local ntp server to the ntp servers on the internet
> works fine.
> The local ntp server's configuration is as follows:
> 
> /etc/rc.conf
> ntpdate_enable="YES"
> ntpdate_flags="-b servername"
> ntpd_enable="YES"
> ntpd_flags="-c /etc/ntp.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid"
> 
> ntp.conf
> server servername prefer
> server servername
> servername
> driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
> restrict 192.168.9.0 mask 255.255.255.0 notrust nomodify notrap
> 
> and on client boxes:
> 
> /etc/rc.conf
> ntpdate_enable="YES"
> ntpdate_flags="-b local ntp server IP"
> ntpd_enable="YES"
> ntpd_flags="-c /etc/ntp.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid"
> 
> /etc/ntp.conf
> server local-ntp-server-ip prefer
> driftfile /etc/ntp.drift

Is there an ntpd running?
Is there a firewall in the way?
What does ntpdc tell you?