Hi I use dial-up account, so when I boot up, I am not connected to the net. xntp exits , and log says that - May 2 11:30:30 basslake ntpdate[389]: can't find host sundial.columbia.edu May 2 11:30:30 basslake ntpdate[389]: can't find host tick.cs.unlv.edu May 2 11:30:30 basslake ntpdate[389]: no servers can be used, exiting May 2 11:30:30 basslake xntpd[392]: ntpd 4.0.99f Mon Apr 9 10:57:57 GMT 2001 ( May 2 11:30:30 basslake xntpd[392]: signal_no_reset: signal 13 had flags 400000 May 2 11:30:30 basslake xntpd[392]: precision = 11 usec May 2 11:30:30 basslake xntpd[392]: kern_enable is 1 May 2 11:30:30 basslake xntpd[392]: using kernel phase-lock loop 0040 May 2 11:30:30 basslake xntpd[392]: frequency initialized 0.000 from /etc/ntp.d May 2 11:30:30 basslake xntpd[392]: using kernel phase-lock loop 0041 Question: Do I need to stop, then restart xntpd every time I go on line ? , or is there a command-line command to tell xntpd to get the time sync from the net servers ? Thanks for any info. John -- God does not play dice" -- Einstein "Not only does God play dice, he sometimes throws them where they can't be seen." -- Stephen Hawking