Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:13:18 -0800 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Javier Henderson <Javier@kjsl.com> Cc: David Talkington <dtalk@u.washington.edu> Subject: Re: clock running fast Message-ID: <20041230201318.GE2987@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <20041230193704.GS64741@mta-a.kjsl.com> References: <41D43A7A.2000500@bluewin.ch> <20041230110953.T17743@atlantis.flyingjoke.org> <20041230193244.GB2987@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <20041230193704.GS64741@mta-a.kjsl.com>
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--o0ZfoUVt4BxPQnbU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 11:37:04AM -0800, Javier Henderson wrote: > > > /usr/sbin/ntpd -c /etc/ntp.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid \ > > > - -f /var/db/ntpd.drift > >=20 > > It's generally recommended that you never trust your own clock since > > it's completely crap as time sources go. It's also recommended that you > > use at least 5 time sources to avoid problems with bad clocks. >=20 > But isn't that what the drift file is for, to improve the accuracy of > the local clock during those times when the configured NTP servers aren't > available? Yes, but it can only do so much. The clock crystals in your average PC are OK as clocks, but much better as thermometers so the drift calculations are only approximate. -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --o0ZfoUVt4BxPQnbU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFB1GFdXY6L6fI4GtQRAv1tAKCCwOm7wjx7AOFyHvwwO0B/RYnArQCghlum Xd5m+g1NIN9eDHX3mir+xE4= =HFdh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --o0ZfoUVt4BxPQnbU--
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