shouldn't "preempt" always be used with public pool servers? Florin 1 158
Given the nature of *pool.ntp.org, wouldn't "preempt" make sense to be used with these servers? E.g., if something goes wrong with one of them, p...

peer command and clusters Florin 12 102
Two groups of machines in two datacenters, VPN line in between. Two NTP servers in each datacenter, sync'ing to public servers. Local networks are...

Secure NTP Yessica 1 133
Hello! I am installing an NTP server, but requires authentication for that clients can be synchronized with the server, and also that authenticatio...

Secure NTP yessimar15 41 114
Hello! I am installing an NTP server, but requires authentication for that clients can be synchronized with the server, and also that authenticatio...

Odd offset for PPS DCD w/ Garmin GPS 18x LVC lellis 9 179
On Win XP, I am seeing an odd positive offset of about 128ms on the Atom driver, relative to other sources: remote refid st ...

rdate vs ntpd -q bombjack 5 221
Hi, I am currently working on a commercial system which uses rdate for roughly setting time when booting/restarting. Later ntpd is started and used...

ntpd -q and driftfile prashant 31 111
Hi, I would like to know if ntpd would use the driftfile specified in /etc/ ntp.conf file if it is run periodically using crontab with -q option as...

All RTCs are not created equal. John 1 159
Just fired up an old pc that's been kicking around my unheated garage for at least five years with the intent of cobbling up a router. The RTC in t...

ntptime error Edward 1 352
ntp# ntptime ntp_gettime() returns code 5 (ERROR) time d12e2683.b9944a60 Fri, Mar 18 2011 18:44:19.724, (.724919741), maximum error 672 us, es...

ANN: UK - GPS jamming - 2 May 2011 David 0 141
Coming thick and fast! _________________________________________________________ The MoD has informed Ofcom of the following GPS jamming exercise:...