<![CDATA[OpenNTPD configuration]]>I am trying to use the OpenNTPD as a time server for my network and am having difficulty.

I have an NTP time server specified in System: General Setup and pfSense seems to be updating its own time correctly.
Under Services: OpenNTPD I have enable checked and LAN selected.

It seems that NTP requests aren't responded to by the daemon.  If I forward port 123 to a known working NTP server, the machines in my network do receive replies.  I'd of course rather have them querying my own NTP server, is there a step that I am missing?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/5524/openntpd-configurationRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 23:11:40 GMTThu, 16 Aug 2007 20:47:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to OpenNTPD configuration on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:04:18 GMT]]>I enabled the OpenNTPD service yet it does not display under "Status: Services".

I used the command "ps -aux" and found;

_ntp  91800  0.0  0.2  1344  1056  ??  S    8:50AM  0:00.07 ntpd: ntp engine
root  91801  0.0  0.2  1376  1052  ??  Ss    8:50AM  0:00.00 ntpd: [priv] (nt

So, appears to be running.

PM

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/159446https://forum.netgate.com/post/159446Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:04:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OpenNTPD configuration on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:19:33 GMT]]>ah, patience was the step I was missing.  Thanks, it's working now.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/158778https://forum.netgate.com/post/158778Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:19:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OpenNTPD configuration on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:32:38 GMT]]>After it's started, wait.  It takes a long time for OpenNTPd to provide time - tens of minutes.  Personally I'm unimpressed with it (though not unimpressed enough to get around to looking at porting the ISC NTPd to pfSense).

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/158761https://forum.netgate.com/post/158761Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:32:38 GMT