how to stop synchroniziing the clock from internet at startup

[Me - Atlantic]

On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 14:53 +0100, grsuisse wrote:
> If you are like me your router has problems with IPv6. To overcome this
> for ntp you need to make a copule of changes.
> 
> First ntpdate is called at start up. Its configuration file is
> /etc/defaults/ntpdate. Adding -4 to the line NTPOPTIONS will force
> ntpdate to use IPv4. My file looks like this:
> 
> # servers to check.   (Separate multiple servers with spaces.)
> 
> #NTPSERVERS="pool.ntp.org"
> 
> NTPSERVERS="ch.pool.ntp.org"
> 
> #NTPSERVERS="ntp.ubuntulinux.org"
> 
> #
> 
> # additional options for ntpdate
> 
> #NTPOPTIONS="-v"
> 
> NTPOPTIONS="-u -4"
> 
> 
> 
> Note that I have also selected a server closer to me (ch.pool.ntp.org).
> To find a list of alternative servers go to the following
> http://www.pool.ntp.org/
> 
> 
> 
> That should fix your problems at start up. 
> 
> 
> 
> There is also a daemon that runs during your session and regularly
> checks the time. This is turned on from the System menu under
> Administration - Time and Date. You need to tick the box and then
> select some servers close to you (you can also add the pool referred to
> above). 
> 
> 
> 
> The daemon ntpd also needs to be forced to use IPv4. To do this edit
> the file /etc/ntp.conf. On every line that starts with the word
> "server" you need to put  "-4" between the word "server" and the name
> of the ntp server.  My file looks like this:
> 
> # /etc/ntp.conf, configuration for ntpd
> 
> 
> 
> # ntpd will use syslog() if logfile is not defined
> 
> #logfile /var/log/ntpd
> 
> 
> 
> driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
> 
> statsdir /var/log/ntpstats/
> 
> 
> 
> statistics loopstats peerstats clockstats
> 
> filegen loopstats file loopstats type day enable
> 
> filegen peerstats file peerstats type day enable
> 
> filegen clockstats file clockstats type day enable
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # You do need to talk to an NTP server or two (or three).
> 
> #server ntp.your-provider.example
> 
> 
> 
> server -4 ch.pool.ntp.org
> 
> etc.
> 
> 
> -- 
> grsuisse
> 
gr~
Am I correct in deducing that ntpd will use ipv6 by default?

JD