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From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
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Subject: Re: delays in ppp solved
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> Actually, it's much more significant that modem compression
> dramatically increases jitter.  Don't expect NTP to keep good time
> when connected over a compressed serial line.

Since I don't have any need for super-accurate time, (as wel as most
folks at the end of remote links) it's not a big issue.

I find that when I run ntp (once/week at the most), I'm rarely more than
1-2 seconds off.  And, as you say some of that may be due to jitter.


Nate