Re: [Hampshire] NTP on RedHat Enterprise

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 at 02:29:49PM +0000, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 01:05:34PM +0000, Dr Adam J Trickett wrote:
> > We would do that, but the Windows people control the firewall, and that
> > blocks ntp...
> >
>
> Make a case for having it unblocked then?
>
> If there is a legitimate business reason and the security implications are low then why would
> they refuse?

They can, but I think we'll get it opened up.

> Alternatively use an external time service which is not accessed via TCPIP but by radio.

They are not cheap from IBM! It's worth considering though for a Linux box.

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Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK

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