From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 10 20:44:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA12024 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 10 Jan 1998 20:44:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from word.smith.net.au (ppp3.portal.net.au [202.12.71.103]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA11900 for ; Sat, 10 Jan 1998 20:43:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA00676; Sun, 11 Jan 1998 15:06:57 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199801110436.PAA00676@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Michael Hancock cc: Tim Tsai , David Kelly , FreeBSD Hackers Subject: Re: GPS for xntpd Stratum 1 servers In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 10 Jan 1998 20:23:34 +0900." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 15:06:57 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > Regarding cost, it's really not the cost of the ethernet or fiber. It's > the cost of using the building owner's approved cable laying companies > provided we can get permission to even run anything to the roof from the > 15th floor. > > The GBS is something that would have been cool and superb accuracy really > isn't necessary for the application, just reasonable accuracy and good > consistency. > > I found out that the Cisco 7000 in that office has a very good clock, so > we'll just hit enter on the tone and go from there. Speaking of phone lines; what would it cost you to get a phone line connected to the roof? One would expect that the building is prewired for telephony... -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\