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Re: XNTP using Port 123 only... how can i change this?

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From: Dean Thompson
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 14:56
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Hi!,

>> According to the xntpd/ntpd daemon that I have installed on my system, it
>> doesn't provide a command line option for changing the port and that is
>> probably because ntp clients/servers should operate on port 123.  My
>> advice to you, would be to examine your SUSE firewall and get it to open 
>> up port 123 so that you can use the correct port for the ntpd services.
> 
> if so... i will bedder try to do a "ntpdate -u server" by a cronjob... but
> if ntpdate is able to workaround this problem... why is the xntp damon
> unable to workaround?

No idea, but if you are completely desparate, you could always break into the
code and change the port number yourself and so a recompile.  However, it is
normally a good idea in most cases to keep to the standardised port numbers.

See ya

Dean Thompson

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Subject: Re: XNTP using Port 123 only... how can i change this?
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