[ntp:questions] Re: ntpd on Windows XP

Kemal Oral CANSIZLAR ocansizlar at comcast.net
Wed Mar 23 18:35:16 UTC 2005


"David J Taylor" <david-taylor at blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk> 
wrote in message news:lsi0e.3994$Ab.1753 at text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Steve Kostecke wrote:
>> On 2005-03-23, Richard B. Gilbert <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Steve Kostecke wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please see the "Command Options" section of
>>>> http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/confopt.html
>>>
>>> I think the above reference is what confused the OP! I know it
>>> confuses me!
>>
>> Here's an excerpt:
>>
>>> burst
>>>    When the server is reachable, send a burst of eight packets
>>>    instead of the usual one.
>>
>>> iburst
>>>    When the server is unreachable, send a burst of eight packets
>>>    instead of the usual one.
>>
>> It seems pretty clear if you understand what "reachable" means.
>
> I disagree.  Unreachable sounds like a fault condition, something that 
> would not normally be encountered.  Reachable sounds like a normal 
> operating mode.
>

That's exactly what I understood from the text; I think it is misleading for 
an outsider.

> However, if phrases like:
>
>  burst
>  only use for debugging, not for normal usage
>
>  iburst
>  typically used when NTP is starting up so as to speed initial 
> synchronisation
>
> were added to the text it would make it much clearer what the intended 
> purpose of these options was.
>

I strongly agree...

> Cheers,
> David
> 





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