Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 01:26:41 -0600 (CST) From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.com Subject: Re: Time Server Setup - xntpd Message-ID: <XFMail.961107013239.dkelly@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961105195118.10298B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On 01:51:50 Doug White wrote: >>On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, David Kelly wrote: > >> May I also suggest saving your drift file? Add the following to >> /etc/ntp.config: >> >> driftfile /etc/ntp.drift > >What does that buy me? (curiosity) As I understand, it saves the calibration it has learned, and starts with the same calibration the next time xntpd starts. Should save some work getting back into sync. I leave xntpd running when I drop my PPP connection because it continues to apply its corrections to the clock but knows not to alter the drift values. This way my clock is within 500ms when I reconnect the next day. Otherwise its about 8 seconds/day off. Have to kill the old xntpd when my IP address changes as its not smart enough to follow dynamic IP addresses. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@tomcat1.tbe.com (wk), dkelly@hiwaay.net (hm) ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.
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