Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 16:46:17 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Sexton <robert@kudra.com> To: mpeer@ponyexpress.gwc.cccd.edu (Michael Peer) Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xntpd Message-ID: <199801162146.QAA03016@tabby.kudra.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19980116113511.009c0210@rustler.gwc.cccd.edu> from "Michael Peer" at Jan 16, 98 11:35:11 am
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> I have played around with how it works, and not had a chance to dive into > protocol more, so sometimes it just seems magic, when it works ;) > > # > # List the sources for our time > # > server xxx.xxx.x.x # stratum x: clock you synch from > server xxx.xxx.x.x # stratum x: 2nd clock you synch from > server 127.127.1.3 # stratum 3: our own local internal clock Setting your internal clock to stratum 3 is a bad idea. It needs to be high enough (8+) That it will never be synced to in preference to accurate time. Sometimes a stratum 2 server might dip down to 3 or concievably 4 if it lost touch with its upstream peer. Even then stratum 4 or 5 time is way better than the local oscillator. There is also the possibility that you might be confused with authentic stratum 3 time by a peer. -- Robert Sexton - robert@kudra.com, Cincinnati OH, USA Cthulu 96 - Why vote for the _Lesser_ of two evils? Read the Newton FAQ! <http://www.kudra.com/newton/newton-faq>;
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