[ntp:questions] Frequency Offset

Alby VA albyva at empire.org
Sat Feb 25 03:30:09 UTC 2012


On Feb 24, 3:07 pm, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Richard B. Gilbert
>
> <rgilber... at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>  Thanks. I needed that NTP 101 lesson. So is it a stretch to try and
> >> obtain a quality motherboard to improve the frequency offset?
>
> Even if you were to get a higher quality  crystal it would still drift
> and you'd need a GPS to keep it "on time".   The only thing you would
> gain is that the frequency offset would change at a slower rate.   As
> long as NTP can "keep up" with the rate of drift you are fine.
>
> Practically speaking I doubt you could find a better replacement
> crystal of the correct frequency that would fit in the space.  The
> double oven crystals that are better tend be be the size of a one inch
> cube, more or less and certainly not the tiny silver can on your
> motherboard.
>
> Chris Albertson
> Redondo Beach, California




 Well, I was thinking you could set the crystal off motherboard and
then just runs some wiring back to the connection points where the
crystal would sit. That way shapes and sizes wouldn't really matter.



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