Running ntp on LAN

From: Timothy Murphy (tim_at_birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie)
Date: 08/25/05

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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:39:15 +0100

    I have ntpd running perfectly on my desktop,
    and now I'd like to set the time on my laptop
    and other machines on my little LAN
    from the desktop.

    However, I haven't succeeded in this,
    and while I have read a number of interesting NTP tutorials,
    I haven't seen any which discuss what must be
    quite a common request, particularly now
    with everyone constructing a home LAN.

    I've added
           restrict 192.168.3.0 mask 255.255.255.0 notrust nomodify notrap
    and
            broadcast 192.168.3.255
    to /etc/ntp.conf on my desktop,
    and re-started ntpd on desktop and laptop,
    but my laptop reports
    i ntpd: Synchronising with time server: [FAILED]

    [My WiFi network is 192.168.3.*]

    What am I missing? 

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