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Re: Linux time machine: netdate fm .ac.il took me to 2036...



>  I used netdate to set the clock for a test from 3 academic sites
>(weizmann, technion, tau). This worked, except the time shown on the
>computer after that (date) was November 2036... I did not specify the
>protocol to be used.
>
>netdate says (with the help of strings) that it is V1.16 of 85/08/01 !!
>but compiled with GCC 2.6.4. File date Dec 6 1995, size 8992.
>
>  The connection was PPP by modem. I am stunned. Isn't this the '31 bit'
>integer date roll-over magic number (Nov. 2036) ?
>
>the tz was not set when I ran the command (I was hoping for a sane
>outcome). Ideas ?

Get a newer xntp package, compile, and go (ntpdate).
I use ntpdate everyday.

Doron Shikmoni