Re: [TCLUG:10607] xntpd errors?

[Karl Morgan <ksm@dogbrain.com>]

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Mike Hicks wrote:

> > That was it. I was using the UofM for a time sync, looks like they cut me off.
> > :-(
> > 
> > Any recommendations how to get a time source on your local LAN?
> 
> Look here for the list at NTP's home page:
> http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.htm
> 
> Of course, when I last tried to look up a site on those pages, I
> couldn't find much of anything freely accessible in stratum-2.  On my
> @Home cable modem at home, the ping times are pretty bad (in the 200-400
> ms range), so who knows how accurate the times are at that point..

If your using NTP you don't need to worry about the delay between your
system and it's clock source. NTP will send multiple requests to a
system and calculate the average delay. 

Regards

					- Karl