RE: [cobalt-users] [RaQ 4] Time Servers (UK).

[Brandon Wheaton <brandonw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> The clock on my raq4 keeps slipping by a few seconds each day, due to
> the software we are running I need to keep the RaQ 'on time'. Does
> anyone know of a local time server I can use to keep things in step? 
> 
> Trav.
> 

Hi Trav.

Here is a list of UK NTP servers. All you have to do is put 
the IP address or server name in your RaQ NTP settings page:

UK ntp.cs.strath.ac.uk (130.159.196.123, 130.159.196.125) 
Location: Dept. Computer Science, Strathclyde University, 
Glasgow, Scotland. 
Geographic Coordinates: 04:14W, 55:52N 
Synchronization: NTP V3 secondary Sun/Unix 
Service Area: UK/Europe/any 
Access Policy: open access 
Contact: Ian Gordon (ntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) 
Note: IP addresses are subject to change; please use DNS 

UK ntp.exnet.com (194.207.34.9) 
Location: ExNet Ltd, London, UK 
Synchronization: NTP secondary (stratum 2), Sun-4/Unix 
Service area: UK/Europe/any 
Access policy: semi-open access, please send message first 
for access 
Contact: sysadmin@xxxxxxxxx or dhd@xxxxxxxxx 
Note: Please see our Web page before using. Please use CNAME 
ntp.exnet.com since IP address may well change. 

UK ntp0.uk.uu.net 158.43.128.33 
Configuration: NTP V3 secondary (stratum 2), Sun sparc Ultra, 
Solaris 7, xntpd 3-5.93 
Location: Cambridge, UK 
Service Area: UUNET (formerly known in the UK as PIPEX); UK 
Access Policy: Semi-open access. These are primarily for use 
by UUNET customers who may use them without asking, but others 
are welcome to peer if they give notice. 
Contact: timelord@xxxxxxxxx 
Note: This service is supported on a best-effort basis, but is 
not guaranteed. UUNET customers should peer with all three: 
ntp0.uk.uu.net, ntp1.uk.uu.net, and ntp2.uk.uunet. 

UK ntp1.uk.uu.net 158.43.128.66 
Configuration: NTP V3 secondary (stratum 2), Sun sparc Ultra, 
Solaris 7, xntpd 3-5.93 
Location: Cambridge, UK 
Service Area: UUNET (formerly known in the UK as PIPEX); UK 
Access Policy: Semi-open access. These are primarily for use 
by UUNET customers who may use them without asking, but others 
are welcome to peer if they give notice. 
Contact: timelord@xxxxxxxxx 
Note: This service is supported on a best-effort basis, but 
is not guaranteed. UUNET customers should peer with all three: 
ntp0.uk.uu.net, ntp1.uk.uu.net, and ntp2.uk.uunet. 

UK ntp2.uk.uu.net 158.43.192.66 
Configuration: NTP V3 secondary (stratum 2), Sun sparc Ultra, 
Solaris 7, xntpd 3-5.93 
Location: London, UK 
Service Area: UUNET (formerly known in the UK as PIPEX); UK 
Access Policy: Semi-open access. These are primarily for use 
by UUNET customers who may use them without asking, but others 
are welcome to peer if they give notice. 
Contact: timelord@xxxxxxxxx 
Note: This service is supported on a best-effort basis, but 
is not guaranteed. UUNET customers should peer with all three: 
ntp0.uk.uu.net, 

UK ntp2a.mcc.ac.uk (130.88.202.49) 
Location: University of Manchester, Manchester, England 
Synchronization: NTP secondary (S2), Sun/SunOS 
Service Area: UK 
Access Policy: Open Access 
Contact(s): timelords@xxxxxxxxx 
Note: Please use DNS for address, subject to change 

UK ntp2b.mcc.ac.uk (130.88.200.98) 
Location: University of Manchester, Manchester, England 
Synchronization: NTP secondary (S2), PC/FreeBSD 
Service Area: UK 
Access Policy: Open Access 
Contact(s): timelords@xxxxxxxxx 
Note: Please use DNS for address, subject to change 

UK ntp2c.mcc.ac.uk (130.88.200.4) 
Location: University of Manchester, Manchester, England 
Synchronization: NTP secondary (S2), PC/FreeBSD 
Service Area: UK 
Access Policy: Open Access 
Contact(s): timelords@xxxxxxxxx 
Note: Please use DNS for address, subject to change 

UK ntp2d.mcc.ac.uk (130.88.203.12) 
Location: University of Manchester, Manchester, England 
Synchronization: NTP secondary (S2), SGI/Irix 
Service Area: UK 
Access Policy: Open Access 
Contact(s): timelords@xxxxxxxxx 
Note: Please use DNS for address, subject to change 

UK tick.tanac.net (195.112.34.51) 
Location: Wibble UK, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire UK 
Synchronization: NTP secondary (stratum 2), i686/Linux 2.2 
Geographic Coordinates: 51 49 00 N 00 48 00 W 
Service area: United Kingdom 
Access policy: open access, please send a message to notify 
Contact: ntp@xxxxxxxxx 


Take care.

Brandon Wheaton
UNIX Systems Engineer 
ValiCert, Inc.
1215 Terra Bella Ave. 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
650.280.UNIX 
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