[ntp:questions] Meinberg NTP client continuously resync to server

[Charles Elliott]

Hello:

 

      I have one server, T, and 4 client computers.  The server is attached
to 11 close-by stratum 2 Internet time servers and operates in broadcast
mode.  It is about 10 PM in Philadelphia, PA, USA, and the Internet is
relatively quiet.  The clients connect to the server in broadcast client
mode.  I performed the following experiment;  

 

The server was shut down.

The clients were set to various time offset shown in the table below.

The server was restarted.

The time for the server and clients to synchronize was approximately noted.

 

Here are the results:

                                                            

                                                           Time to


Computer

O/S

NTPD Ver

Time Offset

Sync?

Time to Sync

< 0 Offset

Configuration line


T

Server 2003

4.2.7p273

Shut Down

Yes

0:01:14

0:18:14

server mmm.nnn.ooo.ppp iburst minpoll 4 maxpoll 5


Luke

Win 8

4.2.7p348

+10 min

Yes

3:14

3:14

server 192.168.1.89 iburst minpoll 4 maxpoll 4


J

Win 7

4.2.7p310

-10 min

Yes

3:14

Never -- Internet went wild -- offset = 2.111 at 00:29:41


P

Win 7

4.2.6p5

-3 min

Yes

3:14

0:20:45

server 192.168.1.89 iburst minpoll 4 maxpoll 4


L

Win 7

4.2.7p348

+3 min

Yes

3:14

8:57

server 192.168.1.89 iburst minpoll 4 maxpoll 4

 

Charles Elliott

 

 

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> Subject: [ntp:questions] Meinberg NTP client continuously resync to

> server

> 

> I am using the Meinberg ntpd 4.2.4 deamon to syncronize a client pc to

> another server pc on my network.  The client time cannot be trusted.

> The problem I am having is that if the client time drifts out too far

> as a result of a network loss, it does not appear to resync and correct

> its clock to conform to the server's true time.

> 

> Does anyone know how to configure this application to have the client

> always bust and update its clock to lock onto the NTP server ?

> 

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