[ntp:hackers] /dev/ntpsymlink1 -> COM1: for ntpd on Windows

[Dave Hart]

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Terje Mathisen <terje at tmsw.no> wrote:
> Dave's approach is obviously "The Right Thing" to do, with one tiny caveat:
>
> ntpd device numbers start at 0, while Windows start at 1, and in the
> current code this is correctly mapped.
>
> I.e. 127.127.20.4 maps an NMEA gps receiver connected to COM5, while my
> 18LVC on COM1 would use 127.127.20.0

I do not see the benefit of changing the unit number to COMx: mapping
on Windows at this point.  127.127.x.0 has always mapped to the (never
present) COM0:, changing that now would break existing configurations
(and documentation) for no apparent gain, as we can now use unit
numbers larger than 3.

Cheers,
Dave Hart