          MODULE=ntp
         VERSION=4.2.8p18
          SOURCE=$MODULE-$VERSION.tar.gz
   SOURCE_URL[0]=http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/$MODULE-${VERSION%.*}/
   SOURCE_URL[1]=ftp://ftp.udel.edu/pub/ntp/ntp4/$MODULE-${VERSION%.*}
   SOURCE_URL[2]=http://archive.ntp.org/ntp4/$MODULE-${VERSION%.*}
      SOURCE_VFY=sha256:cf84c5f3fb1a295284942624d823fffa634144e096cfc4f9969ac98ef5f468e5
        WEB_SITE=http://www.ntp.org
         ENTERED=20011004
         UPDATED=20240605
           SHORT="Syncs your time with an ntp server"

cat << EOF
NTP (Network Time Protocol) tries to keep servers in sync Very useful with
GPS timesources, but typically used in a third level setup to your ISP (Which
typically syncs to a first level timesource)
Several methods, use "ntpd -g -q ntp.server.dom" in a crontab (or after
connecting), or create /etc/ntp.conf and start "ntpd -g" The -g is needed to
enable a big step, otherwise it takes too long to sync.

Note: issue the "ntpd -g" command ASAP after the network is initialized, and
check out ntp-wait to not have it take too long to sync in why other server's
starts (and their logs get bad).
It's fastest slew rate is 0.5ms/sec, ie. 2000 secs to fix a second.
EOF
