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

tglassey tglassey at glassey.com
Sun May 31 16:08:13 UTC 2009


David J Taylor wrote:
> Dave Hart wrote:
>   
>> I'm planning to check in changes to ports/winnt/ntpd/win32_io.c
>> common_serial_open() in the near future to implement this mapping to
>> minimize source changes to reference clock drivers, unless there is an
>> objection.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dave Hart
>>     
>
> Dave,
>
> Presumably this is purely an internal change, and the ntp.conf file syntax 
> for COM4 on Windows, as in:
>
>   server 127.127.20.4 minpoll 4 prefer  # NMEA serial
>
> would continue to be accepted?
>
> If so, no objections.
>   
Will this model allow the selection of more than one sync Source? For 
instance if I have a Rubidium or Cesium Oscillator on my system and also 
a GPS receiver how would this work?

Todd
> David
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