Joe Doran wrote:

> I have been playing around my self, and ntpd seems to work with
> AboutTime, but it has isues also. Ntpd seems to go on a tangent whenever
> the internet connection is lost.

An ntp config for conditions in which the network connection is
not continuously available, add the LOCAL reference clock:

server  tick.ucla.edu
server  timekeeper.isi.edu
server  tock.gpsclock.com
server  usno.pa-x.dec.com
server  127.127.1.0
fudge   127.127.1.0 stratum 10

This means that the computer's clock will be selected when no
other sources are available.  This will typically drift a bit,
but the net45xx have very good oscillators.

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