[ntp:questions] Clock selection?

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Sun Jan 18 05:37:20 UTC 2004


Can anyone explain the clock selection here?  Why would the clock with 
the highest delay, offset, and jitter be selected?  To my unpracticed 
eye, 128.59.39.48 appears to be the cleanest source of time!

sunblok_# ntpq -p
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  
jitter
==============================================================================
*louie.udel.edu  128.4.40.10      2 u  682 1024  377   45.499    9.590  
11.502
+filbert.cc.colu 128.59.39.48     2 u  645 1024  377   14.715    2.824   
0.757
+otc2.psu.edu    128.118.25.12    2 u  806 1024  377   22.974   -4.068   
1.317





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