Re: Drifting clock

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From: Art Isbell
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:08

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In article <1992Nov10.081846.11087@csus.edu> eps@cs.sfsu.edu writes:
>In article <HARDY.92Nov9233637@golem.ps.uci.edu>
>	hardy@golem.ps.uci.edu (Meinhard E. Mayer (Hardy)) writes:
>>ntp.drift records the drift of your clock vis-a-vis the master
>>clock. ntp is adjusting the logical time. 

>If your machine isn't synchronized to network time (e.g. a
>standalone "home" machine), you'll need to hook it to the
>network temporarily so it can "learn" what its natural
>tendency is.

Is it possible to "fake" an /etc/ntp.drift file without connecting to a network
for use on a standalone?  What I'd like is to be able to edit ntp.drift so that
my slow clock will be adjusted periodically.  Trial and error editing could get
it close enough for me.  What sort of setup is required to make this work?  My
machine is a NetInfo master and does have an ethernet attached (although my
machine is its only node most of the time).
-- 

Art Isbell                                                      Cubic Solutions
NeXT Registered Developer #745         NeXT software development and consulting
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From: isbell@cats.ucsc.edu (Art Isbell)
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Subject: Re: Drifting clock
Date: 10 Nov 1992 17:08:16 GMT
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