Re: DECnet Phase IV Time Sync Needed

From: Paul Repacholi (prep_at_prep.synonet.com)
Date: 07/12/04


Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:32:01 +0800

FACochrane@Yahoo.com (Arthur Cochrane) writes:

> We have two VMS systems that are going to be moved to a DECnet
> omly link between the data center and a remote location. Why?
> Because the Blaster virus last year caused so much traffic on
> the network that important operations were affected between
> these two sites. Right now these systems sync their time via
> NTP. Once these move that ability goes away. These systems are
> running DECnet Phase IV.
     
> My question is there a time sync over DECnet network we can use
> to keep these systems in sync with each other? If not we will
> have to use wall clock time sync (to a set time via the wall
> clock every so often).

Can you sync each to external chimers? or is all IP being given the
shove? It should be a SMOP to get a DECnet version of NTP going...
Ask on the ntp news group, even if only to see how far Dave Mills runs
:)

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