http://www.bigwig.net/cspry/computing/Indy_admin/xntpd_time.html Configuration files (1) /etc/ntp.conf: # NTP configuration file (ntp.conf) # This file sets the time to the servers listed below server 130.159.132.1 # ntp0.strath.ac.uk server 134.214.100.6 # ntp.univ-lyon.fr server 134.226.81.3 # ntp.maths.tcd.ie # Miscellaneous stuff driftfile /etc/ntp.drift # path for drift file Note further details of these three servers:: 1.ntp0.strath.ac.uk (130.159.132.1, 130.159.144.62) 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: Jim Reid (ntp@cs.strath.ac.uk). Note: IP addresses are subject to change; please use DNS. 2.ntp.univ-lyon1.fr (134.214.100.6), Location: CISM, Lyon, France, Synchronization: NTP V3 secondary (stratum 2), Sun SS10, Service Area: France, Switzerland, Italy, Europe. Access Policy: open access. Contact: ntp-adm@univ-lyon1.fr. Note: consult DNS to get host address, ntp is an alias. Note: we would appreciate getting a little note if you make regular use of this server, so that we can put you on our NTP mailing-list. 3.ntp.maths.tcd.ie, ntp.cs.tcd.ie, ntp.tcd.ie. Location: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Synchronization: NTPV3 secondary (stratum 2), Sparc Station 1. Service Area: Ireland, UK. Access Policy: open access. Contact: time@maths.tcd.ie. Note: ntp.cs.tcd.ie , ntp.maths.tcd.ie and ntp.tcd.ie peer together over local area net, and one or more usually run at stratum. It is normally sufficient just to pick one machine to peer with.